Night of Wednesday 13 November
Qualifies with 45 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:15 01:03 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:18:18
23:2723:5100:1500:3901:0301:2701:51
45 of 48 minutes covered, the last 45
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1940
Boundaryin Conakry, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 3 min 07 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 13 November
Qualifies with 45 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
45 of 48 minutes covered, the last 45
Night of Thursday 14 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:18 on Thu 14 Nov to 02:23 on Fri 15 Nov.
1940-11-14T00:18:18Z → 1940-11-15T02:23:12Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:15–01:03 on the 13th, 00:15–01:03 on the 14th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 45 of 48 minutes on the 13th and 48 of 48 on the 14th.
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 187 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Conakry, 1940: Thursday 14 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Conakry, Rāsayātrā 1940 falls on Thursday 14 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:18 on Thu 14 Nov to 02:23 on Fri 15 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 45 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken. It is 3 min 07 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| 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 Conakry. | ||
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 14th | Covered | Niśītha 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:18 → 18:23 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Chicago | 18:18 → 20:23 | 23:12 | 0 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Jersey City | 19:18 → 21:23 | 23:17 | 0 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 20:18 → 22:23 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| London | 01:18 → 03:23 | 00:22 | 48 min | 00:22 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Durban | 02:18 → 04:23 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Dubai | 04:18 → 06:23 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Delhi | 05:48 → 07:53 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Kolkata | 05:48 → 07:53 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Singapore | 07:38 → 09:43 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Sydney | 10:18 → 12:23 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Suva | 12:18 → 14:23 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 14 Nov |