Night of Thursday 25 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:03 23:51 niśītha ends
22:1522:3923:0323:2723:5100:1500:39
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2004
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 153 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 25 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 26 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 02:25 on Fri 26 Nov to 04:07 on Sat 27 Nov.
2004-11-25T18:24:46Z → 2004-11-26T20:07:16Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:03–23:51 on the 25th, 23:04–23:52 on the 26th.
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 25th and 48 of 48 on the 26th.
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 9197 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Daqing, 2004: Friday 26 November.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Rāsayātrā 2004 falls on Friday 26 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 02:25 on Fri 26 Nov to 04:07 on Sat 27 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 26 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 26 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 26 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 25th | Covered | Niśītha 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:25 → 12:07 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Chicago | 12:25 → 14:07 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Jersey City | 13:25 → 15:07 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 14:25 → 16:07 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| London | 18:25 → 20:07 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Durban | 20:25 → 22:07 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Dubai | 22:25 → 00:07 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 25 min | 26 Nov |
| Delhi | 23:55 → 01:37 | 23:44 | 38 min | 23:45 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Kolkata | 23:55 → 01:37 | 23:00 | 0 min | 23:00 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Singapore | 02:25 → 04:07 | 00:28 | 0 min | 00:28 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Sydney | 05:25 → 07:07 | 00:18 | 0 min | 00:19 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Suva | 06:25 → 08:07 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:30 | 48 min | 26 Nov |