Night of Wednesday 20 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:02 23:50 niśītha ends
22:1422:3823:0223:2623:5000:1400:38
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1991
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 426 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 20 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 21 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 09:27 on Thu 21 Nov to 06:56 on Fri 22 Nov.
1991-11-21T01:27:26Z → 1991-11-21T22:56:18Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:02–23:50 on the 20th, 23:02–23:50 on the 21st.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 20th and 48 of 48 on the 21st.
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 25568 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Daqing, 1991: Thursday 21 November.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Rāsayātrā 1991 falls on Thursday 21 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 09:27 on Thu 21 Nov to 06:56 on Fri 22 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 21 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 21 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 21 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 21st | Covered | Niśītha 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:27 → 14:56 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Chicago | 19:27 → 16:56 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Jersey City | 20:27 → 17:56 | 23:19 | 0 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 21:27 → 18:56 | 23:28 | 0 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| London | 01:27 → 22:56 | 23:23 | 0 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Durban | 03:27 → 00:56 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Dubai | 05:27 → 02:56 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Delhi | 06:57 → 04:26 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Kolkata | 06:57 → 04:26 | 22:59 | 48 min | 22:59 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Singapore | 09:27 → 06:56 | 00:26 | 48 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Sydney | 12:27 → 09:56 | 00:17 | 48 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Suva | 13:27 → 10:56 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 21 Nov |