Night of Thursday 26 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:19 00:07 niśītha ends
22:3122:5523:1923:4300:0700:3100:55
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2099
Determinatein Cairo, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 5 min 02 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 26 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 27 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
5 of 48 minutes covered, the first 5
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 22:21 on Thu 26 Nov to 23:24 on Fri 27 Nov.
2099-11-26T20:20:56Z → 2099-11-27T21:24:16Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:19–00:07 on the 26th, 23:19–00:07 on the 27th.
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 26th and 5 of 48 on the 27th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both nights qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 302 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Cairo, 2099: Friday 27 November.
confidence: determinate
In Cairo, Rāsayātrā 2099 falls on Friday 27 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 22:21 on Thu 26 Nov to 23:24 on Fri 27 Nov and covers 5 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 48 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 27 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 27 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 27 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 26th | Covered | Niśītha 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:21 → 13:24 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 26 Nov |
| Chicago | 14:21 → 15:24 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 26 Nov |
| Jersey City | 15:21 → 16:24 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 26 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 16:21 → 17:24 | 23:30 | 48 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 26 Nov |
| London | 20:21 → 21:24 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 26 Nov |
| Durban | 22:21 → 23:24 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:20 | 4 min | 27 Nov |
| Dubai | 00:21 → 01:24 | 23:43 | 10 min | 23:43 | 48 min | 27 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:51 → 02:54 | 23:45 | 0 min | 23:45 | 48 min | 27 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:51 → 02:54 | 23:00 | 0 min | 23:01 | 48 min | 27 Nov |
| Singapore | 04:21 → 05:24 | 00:28 | 0 min | 00:29 | 48 min | 27 Nov |
| Sydney | 07:21 → 08:24 | 00:19 | 0 min | 00:19 | 48 min | 27 Nov |
| Suva | 08:21 → 09:24 | 23:30 | 0 min | 23:30 | 48 min | 27 Nov |