Night of Monday 23 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:44 00:32 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:42:56
22:5623:2023:4400:0800:3200:5601:20
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2026
Boundaryin Delhi, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 0 min 45 s away. Say “contested”.
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28°39′ N 77°14′ E · Asia/Kolkata · GeoNames 1273294
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 23 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 24 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:43 on Mon 23 Nov to 20:24 on Tue 24 Nov.
2026-11-23T18:12:56Z → 2026-11-24T14:53:34Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:44–00:32 on the 23rd, 23:44–00:32 on the 24th.
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 23rd and 0 of 48 on the 24th.
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 45 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Delhi, 2026: Monday 23 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Delhi, Rāsayātrā 2026 falls on Monday 23 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:43 on Mon 23 Nov to 20:24 on Tue 24 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It is 0 min 45 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 23 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 23 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 23 Nov |
| Rashtriya Panchang | Monthly list, November 2026 | Mon 23 Nov |
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 23rd | Covered | Niśītha 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:13 → 06:54 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Chicago | 12:13 → 08:54 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Jersey City | 13:13 → 09:54 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 14:13 → 10:54 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| London | 18:13 → 14:54 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Durban | 20:13 → 16:54 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Dubai | 22:13 → 18:54 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Delhi | 23:43 → 20:24 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Kolkata | 23:43 → 20:24 | 22:59 | 4 min | 22:59 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Singapore | 02:13 → 22:54 | 00:27 | 0 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Sydney | 05:13 → 01:54 | 00:17 | 0 min | 00:18 | 48 min | 24 Nov |
| Suva | 06:13 → 02:54 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:29 | 48 min | 24 Nov |