Night of Wednesday 17 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:17 00:05 niśītha ends
22:2922:5323:1723:4100:0500:2900:53
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2021
Determinatein Durban, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 506 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 17 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 18 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 08:31 on Thu 18 Nov to 10:57 on Fri 19 Nov.
2021-11-18T06:30:44Z → 2021-11-19T08:57:28Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:17–00:05 on the 17th, 23:17–00:05 on the 18th.
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 17th and 48 of 48 on the 18th.
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 30355 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Durban, 2021: Thursday 18 November.
confidence: determinate
In Durban, Rāsayātrā 2021 falls on Thursday 18 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 08:31 on Thu 18 Nov to 10:57 on Fri 19 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 18 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 18 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 18 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Durban. | ||
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 18th | Covered | Niśītha 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:31 → 00:57 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Chicago | 00:31 → 02:57 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Jersey City | 01:31 → 03:57 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 02:31 → 04:57 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| London | 06:31 → 08:57 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Durban | 08:31 → 10:57 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Dubai | 10:31 → 12:57 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Delhi | 12:01 → 14:27 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Kolkata | 12:01 → 14:27 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Singapore | 14:31 → 16:57 | 00:26 | 48 min | 00:26 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Sydney | 17:31 → 19:57 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Suva | 18:31 → 20:57 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 18 Nov |