Night of Friday 12 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:16 00:04 niśītha ends
22:2822:5223:1623:4000:0400:2800:52
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2027
Determinatein Durban, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 322 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 12 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 13 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 06:26 on Sat 13 Nov to 05:26 on Sun 14 Nov.
2027-11-13T04:25:47Z → 2027-11-14T03:25:56Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:16–00:04 on the 12th, 23:16–00:04 on the 13th.
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 12th and 48 of 48 on the 13th.
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 19314 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Durban, 2027: Saturday 13 November.
confidence: determinate
In Durban, Rāsayātrā 2027 falls on Saturday 13 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 06:26 on Sat 13 Nov to 05:26 on Sun 14 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 13 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 13 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 13 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 13th | Covered | Niśītha 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:26 → 19:26 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Chicago | 22:26 → 21:26 | 23:11 | 0 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Jersey City | 23:26 → 22:26 | 23:17 | 0 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 00:26 → 23:26 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| London | 04:26 → 03:26 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Durban | 06:26 → 05:26 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Dubai | 08:26 → 07:26 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Delhi | 09:56 → 08:56 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Kolkata | 09:56 → 08:56 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Singapore | 12:26 → 11:26 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Sydney | 15:26 → 14:26 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Suva | 16:26 → 15:26 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 13 Nov |