Night of Thursday 14 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:12 00:00 niśītha ends
22:2422:4823:1223:3600:0000:2400:48
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2024
Determinatein Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 262 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 14 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 15 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 18:50 on Thu 14 Nov to 15:29 on Fri 15 Nov.
2024-11-15T00:49:34Z → 2024-11-15T21:28:31Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:12–00:00 on the 14th, 23:12–00:00 on the 15th.
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 14th and 0 of 48 on the 15th.
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 15717 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Chicago, 2024: Thursday 14 November.
confidence: determinate
In Chicago, Rāsayātrā 2024 falls on Thursday 14 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 18:50 on Thu 14 Nov to 15:29 on Fri 15 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 14 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 14 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 14 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chicago. | ||
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 15th | Covered | Niśītha 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:50 → 13:29 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Chicago | 18:50 → 15:29 | 23:12 | 0 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Jersey City | 19:50 → 16:29 | 23:17 | 0 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 20:50 → 17:29 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| London | 00:50 → 21:29 | 23:22 | 0 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Durban | 02:50 → 23:29 | 23:16 | 12 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Dubai | 04:50 → 01:29 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Delhi | 06:20 → 02:59 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Kolkata | 06:20 → 02:59 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Singapore | 08:50 → 05:29 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Sydney | 11:50 → 08:29 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Suva | 12:50 → 09:29 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 15 Nov |