Night of Friday 14 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:48 00:36 niśītha ends
23:0023:2423:4800:1200:3601:0001:24
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1902
Determinatein Datong, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 31 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 14 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 15 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 04:10 on Sat 15 Nov to 01:06 on Sun 16 Nov.
1902-11-14T20:09:54Z → 1902-11-15T17:06:26Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:48–00:36 on the 14th, 23:48–00:36 on the 15th.
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 14th and 48 of 48 on the 15th.
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 1842 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Datong, 1902: Saturday 15 November.
confidence: determinate
In Datong, Rāsayātrā 1902 falls on Saturday 15 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 04:10 on Sat 15 Nov to 01:06 on Sun 16 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 15 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 15 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 15 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Datong. | ||
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 14th | Covered | Niśītha 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:10 → 09:06 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Chicago | 14:10 → 11:06 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Jersey City | 15:10 → 12:06 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 16:10 → 13:06 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| London | 20:10 → 17:06 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Durban | 21:40 → 18:36 | 22:46 | 48 min | 22:46 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Dubai | 23:51 → 20:47 | 23:20 | 17 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:31 → 22:27 | 23:33 | 0 min | 23:33 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:31 → 22:27 | 22:48 | 0 min | 22:48 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Singapore | 03:05 → 00:01 | 23:20 | 0 min | 23:20 | 41 min | 15 Nov |
| Sydney | 06:10 → 03:06 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:16 | 48 min | 15 Nov |
| Suva | 08:05 → 05:01 | 23:22 | 0 min | 23:22 | 48 min | 15 Nov |