Night of Monday 13 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 22:54 23:42 niśītha ends
22:0622:3022:5423:1823:4200:0600:30
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1978
Determinatein Harbin, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 258 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 13 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 14 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 04:05 on Tue 14 Nov to 04:00 on Wed 15 Nov.
1978-11-13T20:05:07Z → 1978-11-14T20:00:07Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 22:54–23:42 on the 13th, 22:54–23:42 on the 14th.
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 13th and 48 of 48 on the 14th.
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 15474 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Harbin, 1978: Tuesday 14 November.
confidence: determinate
In Harbin, Rāsayātrā 1978 falls on Tuesday 14 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 04:05 on Tue 14 Nov to 04:00 on Wed 15 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 14 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 14 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 14 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Harbin. | ||
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 | 12:05 → 12:00 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Chicago | 14:05 → 14:00 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Jersey City | 15:05 → 15:00 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 16:05 → 16:00 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| London | 20:05 → 20:00 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Durban | 22:05 → 22:00 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Dubai | 00:05 → 00:00 | 23:39 | 22 min | 23:39 | 21 min | 14 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:35 → 01:30 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:42 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:35 → 01:30 | 22:57 | 0 min | 22:57 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Singapore | 03:35 → 03:30 | 23:55 | 0 min | 23:55 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Sydney | 07:05 → 07:00 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Suva | 08:05 → 08:00 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:27 | 48 min | 14 Nov |