Night of Tuesday 7 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:11 23:59 niśītha ends
22:2322:4723:1123:3523:5900:2300:47
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2079
Determinatein Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 36 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 7 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 8 November
Taken. Pūrṇimā reaches neither night; the rule takes the second day.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 01:24 on Wed 8 Nov to 22:35 on Wed 8 Nov.
2079-11-08T07:23:40Z → 2079-11-09T04:35:15Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:11–23:59 on the 7th, 23:11–23:59 on the 8th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 7th and 0 of 48 on the 8th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither night qualifies. The rule takes the second day.
priority: paraviddha → second-day · margin 2138 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Chicago, 2079: Wednesday 8 November.
confidence: determinate
In Chicago, Rāsayātrā 2079 falls on Wednesday 8 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 01:24 on Wed 8 Nov to 22:35 on Wed 8 Nov, and reaches niśītha on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 8 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 8 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 8 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 8th | Covered | Niśītha 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:24 → 20:35 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Chicago | 01:24 → 22:35 | 23:11 | 0 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Jersey City | 02:24 → 23:35 | 23:17 | 19 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 03:24 → 00:35 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| London | 07:24 → 04:35 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Durban | 09:24 → 06:35 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Dubai | 11:24 → 08:35 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Delhi | 12:54 → 10:05 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Kolkata | 12:54 → 10:05 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Singapore | 15:24 → 12:35 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Sydney | 18:24 → 15:35 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Suva | 19:24 → 16:35 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 8 Nov |