Rāsayātrā

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 20:01 on Thu 13 Nov to 17:12 on Fri 14 Nov.

   1997-11-13T17:00:55Z → 1997-11-14T14:11:37Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 22:54–23:42 on the 13th, 22:55–23:43 on the 14th.

   nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 13th and 0 of 48 on the 14th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   one day qualifies → only-day · margin 10408 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Rāsayātrā, Doha, 1997: Thursday 13 November.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Rāsayātrā 1997 falls on Thursday 13 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 20:01 on Thu 13 Nov to 17:12 on Fri 14 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Kārtika, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Pūrṇimā

Kāla

Niśītha

Priority

Paraviddhā

Tie-break

Second day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 104

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.