Night of Sunday 13 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:16 00:04 niśītha ends
22:2822:5223:1623:4000:0400:2800:52
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2016
Determinatein Cairo, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 208 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 13 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 14 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 19:48 on Sun 13 Nov to 15:52 on Mon 14 Nov.
2016-11-13T17:47:47Z → 2016-11-14T13:52:03Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:16–00:04 on the 13th, 23:16–00:04 on the 14th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 13th and 0 of 48 on the 14th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 12469 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Cairo, 2016: Sunday 13 November.
confidence: determinate
In Cairo, Rāsayātrā 2016 falls on Sunday 13 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 19:48 on Sun 13 Nov to 15:52 on Mon 14 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 13 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 13 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 13 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Cairo. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/rasayatra · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 15 Rasayatra, (nisithavyapini, i.e. covering a period from 24 minutes before to 24 minutes after midnight. If occurs on two days or does not occur on any day, it is to be observed on the second day), Puskar Fair. Ratha yatra (Jain), Tripurotsava (evening), Kedara vrata (Orissa), Kartiki purnima.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pūrṇimā | Niśītha 13th | Covered | Niśītha 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:48 → 05:52 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Chicago | 11:48 → 07:52 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Jersey City | 12:48 → 08:52 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 13:48 → 09:52 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| London | 17:48 → 13:52 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Durban | 19:48 → 15:52 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Dubai | 21:48 → 17:52 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Delhi | 23:18 → 19:22 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Kolkata | 23:18 → 19:22 | 22:57 | 27 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Singapore | 01:48 → 21:52 | 00:25 | 0 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Sydney | 04:48 → 00:52 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:16 | 37 min | 14 Nov |
| Suva | 06:48 → 02:52 | 00:27 | 0 min | 00:27 | 48 min | 14 Nov |