Night of Thursday 24 November
Qualifies with 35 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:03 23:51 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:15:48
22:1522:3923:0323:2723:5100:1500:39
35 of 48 minutes covered, the last 35
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1977
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 13 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 24 November
Qualifies with 35 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
35 of 48 minutes covered, the last 35
Night of Friday 25 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:16 on Thu 24 Nov to 01:31 on Sat 26 Nov.
1977-11-24T15:15:48Z → 1977-11-25T17:31:25Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:03–23:51 on the 24th, 23:03–23:51 on the 25th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 35 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 48 of 48 on the 25th.
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 763 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Daqing, 1977: Friday 25 November.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Rāsayātrā 1977 falls on Friday 25 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:16 on Thu 24 Nov to 01:31 on Sat 26 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 35 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 25 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 25 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 25 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 24th | Covered | Niśītha 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:16 → 09:31 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Chicago | 09:16 → 11:31 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Jersey City | 10:16 → 12:31 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 11:16 → 13:31 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| London | 15:16 → 17:31 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Durban | 17:16 → 19:31 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Dubai | 19:16 → 21:31 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Delhi | 20:46 → 23:01 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Kolkata | 20:46 → 23:01 | 22:59 | 48 min | 23:00 | 2 min | 25 Nov |
| Singapore | 22:46 → 01:01 | 23:57 | 48 min | 23:58 | 48 min | 25 Nov |
| Sydney | 02:16 → 04:31 | 00:18 | 0 min | 00:18 | 48 min | 25 Nov |
| Suva | 03:16 → 05:31 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:29 | 48 min | 25 Nov |