Night of Saturday 4 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:47 00:35 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:14:54
22:5923:2323:4700:1100:3500:5901:23
20 of 48 minutes covered, the last 20
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2006
Determinatein Datong, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 20 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 4 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
20 of 48 minutes covered, the last 20
Night of Sunday 5 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:15 on Sun 5 Nov to 20:58 on Sun 5 Nov.
2006-11-04T16:14:55Z → 2006-11-05T12:58:16Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:47–00:35 on the 4th, 23:47–00:35 on the 5th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 20 of 48 minutes on the 4th and 0 of 48 on the 5th.
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 1189 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Datong, 2006: Saturday 4 November.
confidence: determinate
In Datong, Rāsayātrā 2006 falls on Saturday 4 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:15 on Sun 5 Nov to 20:58 on Sun 5 Nov and covers 20 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 4 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 4 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 4 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 4th | Covered | Niśītha 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:15 → 04:58 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Chicago | 10:15 → 06:58 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Jersey City | 11:15 → 07:58 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 12:15 → 08:58 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| London | 16:15 → 12:58 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Durban | 18:15 → 14:58 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Dubai | 20:15 → 16:58 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Delhi | 21:45 → 18:28 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Kolkata | 21:45 → 18:28 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Singapore | 00:15 → 20:58 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Sydney | 03:15 → 23:58 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Suva | 04:15 → 00:58 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 5 Nov |