Night of Thursday 24 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:16 00:04 niśītha ends
22:2822:5223:1623:4000:0400:2800:52
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1977
Determinatein Chattogram, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 16 minutes.
Decide it for
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One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 24 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 25 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
16 of 48 minutes covered, the first 16
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 21:16 on Thu 24 Nov to 23:31 on Fri 25 Nov.
1977-11-24T15:15:48Z → 1977-11-25T17:31:25Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:16–00:04 on the 24th, 23:16–00:04 on the 25th.
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 24th and 16 of 48 on the 25th.
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 933 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Chattogram, 1977: Friday 25 November.
confidence: determinate
In Chattogram, Rāsayātrā 1977 falls on Friday 25 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 21:16 on Thu 24 Nov to 23:31 on Fri 25 Nov and covers 16 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 25 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 25 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 25 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chattogram. | ||
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 24th | Covered | Niśītha 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:16 → 09:31 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Chicago | 09:16 → 11:31 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Jersey City | 10:16 → 12:31 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 11:16 → 13:31 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| London | 15:16 → 17:31 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Durban | 17:16 → 19:31 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Dubai | 19:16 → 21:31 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Delhi | 20:46 → 23:01 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Kolkata | 20:46 → 23:01 | 22:59 | 48 min | 23:00 | 2 min | 25 Nov |
| Singapore | 22:46 → 01:01 | 23:57 | 48 min | 23:58 | 48 min | 25 Nov |
| Sydney | 02:16 → 04:31 | 00:18 | 0 min | 00:18 | 48 min | 25 Nov |
| Suva | 03:16 → 05:31 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:29 | 48 min | 25 Nov |