Night of Monday 18 November
Qualifies with 26 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:06 00:54 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:27:53
23:1823:4200:0600:3000:5401:1801:42
26 of 48 minutes covered, the last 26
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2002
Determinatein Ibadan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 22 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 18 November
Qualifies with 26 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
26 of 48 minutes covered, the last 26
Night of Tuesday 19 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:28 on Tue 19 Nov to 02:34 on Wed 20 Nov.
2002-11-18T23:27:53Z → 2002-11-20T01:33:40Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:06–00:54 on the 18th, 00:06–00:54 on the 19th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 26 of 48 minutes on the 18th and 48 of 48 on the 19th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both nights qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 1333 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Ibadan, 2002: Tuesday 19 November.
confidence: determinate
In Ibadan, Rāsayātrā 2002 falls on Tuesday 19 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:28 on Tue 19 Nov to 02:34 on Wed 20 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 26 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 19 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 19 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 19 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ibadan. | ||
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 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:28 → 17:34 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Chicago | 17:28 → 19:34 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Jersey City | 18:28 → 20:34 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 19:28 → 21:34 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| London | 23:28 → 01:34 | 23:22 | 42 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Durban | 01:28 → 03:34 | 23:17 | 0 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Dubai | 03:28 → 05:34 | 23:40 | 0 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Delhi | 04:58 → 07:04 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Kolkata | 04:58 → 07:04 | 22:58 | 0 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Singapore | 07:28 → 09:34 | 00:26 | 0 min | 00:26 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Sydney | 10:28 → 12:34 | 00:16 | 0 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Suva | 11:28 → 13:34 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 19 Nov |