Night of Wednesday 7 November
Qualifies with 5 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:00 23:48 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:43:09
22:1222:3623:0023:2423:4800:1200:36
5 of 48 minutes covered, the last 5
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1984
Boundaryin Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 4 min 58 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 7 November
Qualifies with 5 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
5 of 48 minutes covered, the last 5
Night of Thursday 8 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:43 on Wed 7 Nov to 01:43 on Fri 9 Nov.
1984-11-07T15:43:09Z → 1984-11-08T17:42:36Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:00–23:48 on the 7th, 23:00–23:48 on the 8th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 5 of 48 minutes on the 7th and 48 of 48 on the 8th.
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 298 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Daqing, 1984: Thursday 8 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Daqing, Rāsayātrā 1984 falls on Thursday 8 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:43 on Wed 7 Nov to 01:43 on Fri 9 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 5 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken. It is 4 min 58 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 8 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 8 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 8 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 7th | Covered | Niśītha 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:43 → 09:43 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Chicago | 09:43 → 11:43 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Jersey City | 10:43 → 12:43 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 11:43 → 13:43 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| London | 15:43 → 17:43 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Durban | 17:43 → 19:43 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Dubai | 19:43 → 21:43 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Delhi | 21:13 → 23:13 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Kolkata | 21:13 → 23:13 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 16 min | 8 Nov |
| Singapore | 23:43 → 01:43 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 48 min | 8 Nov |
| Sydney | 02:43 → 04:43 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 8 Nov |
| Suva | 03:43 → 05:43 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 8 Nov |