Night of Monday 12 November
Qualifies with 44 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:01 23:49 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:04:16
22:1322:3723:0123:2523:4900:1300:37
44 of 48 minutes covered, the last 44
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1951
Boundaryin Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 3 min 25 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 12 November
Qualifies with 44 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
44 of 48 minutes covered, the last 44
Night of Tuesday 13 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:04 on Mon 12 Nov to 23:52 on Tue 13 Nov.
1951-11-12T15:04:17Z → 1951-11-13T15:52:04Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:01–23:49 on the 12th, 23:01–23:49 on the 13th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 44 of 48 minutes on the 12th and 48 of 48 on the 13th.
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 205 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Daqing, 1951: Tuesday 13 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Daqing, Rāsayātrā 1951 falls on Tuesday 13 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:04 on Mon 12 Nov to 23:52 on Tue 13 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 44 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken. It is 3 min 25 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 13 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 13 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 13 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 12th | Covered | Niśītha 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:04 → 07:52 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Chicago | 09:04 → 09:52 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Jersey City | 10:04 → 10:52 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 11:04 → 11:52 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| London | 15:04 → 15:52 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Durban | 17:04 → 17:52 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Dubai | 19:04 → 19:52 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Delhi | 20:34 → 21:22 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Kolkata | 20:34 → 21:22 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Singapore | 22:34 → 23:22 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Sydney | 01:04 → 01:52 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 48 min | 13 Nov |
| Suva | 03:04 → 03:52 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 13 Nov |