Night of Thursday 12 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:01 23:49 niśītha ends
22:1322:3723:0123:2523:4900:1300:37
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1970
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 327 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 12 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 13 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:34 on Thu 12 Nov to 15:28 on Fri 13 Nov.
1970-11-12T09:33:58Z → 1970-11-13T07:27:54Z
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 48 of 48 minutes on the 12th and 0 of 48 on the 13th.
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 19596 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Daqing, 1970: Thursday 12 November.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Rāsayātrā 1970 falls on Thursday 12 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:34 on Thu 12 Nov to 15:28 on Fri 13 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 12 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 12 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 12 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 | 01:34 → 23:28 | 23:13 | 14 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Chicago | 03:34 → 01:28 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Jersey City | 04:34 → 02:28 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 05:34 → 03:28 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| London | 10:34 → 08:28 | 00:21 | 48 min | 00:21 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Durban | 11:34 → 09:28 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Dubai | 13:34 → 11:28 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Delhi | 15:04 → 12:58 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Kolkata | 15:04 → 12:58 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Singapore | 17:04 → 14:58 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Sydney | 19:34 → 17:28 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Suva | 21:34 → 19:28 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 12 Nov |