Night of Saturday 19 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:48 00:36 niśītha ends
23:0023:2423:4800:1200:3601:0001:24
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1983
Determinatein Datong, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 164 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 19 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 20 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 21:05 on Sat 19 Nov to 20:29 on Sun 20 Nov.
1983-11-19T13:04:36Z → 1983-11-20T12:29:21Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:48–00:36 on the 19th, 23:49–00:37 on the 20th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 19th and 0 of 48 on the 20th.
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 9830 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Datong, 1983: Saturday 19 November.
confidence: determinate
In Datong, Rāsayātrā 1983 falls on Saturday 19 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 21:05 on Sat 19 Nov to 20:29 on Sun 20 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 19 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 19 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 19 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 19th | Covered | Niśītha 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:05 → 04:29 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Chicago | 07:05 → 06:29 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Jersey City | 08:05 → 07:29 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 09:05 → 08:29 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| London | 13:05 → 12:29 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Durban | 15:05 → 14:29 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Dubai | 17:05 → 16:29 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Delhi | 18:35 → 17:59 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Kolkata | 18:35 → 17:59 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Singapore | 21:05 → 20:29 | 00:26 | 48 min | 00:26 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Sydney | 00:05 → 23:29 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Suva | 01:05 → 00:29 | 23:28 | 0 min | 23:28 | 48 min | 20 Nov |