Night of Thursday 25 November
Qualifies with 43 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:50 00:38 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:54:45
23:0223:2623:5000:1400:3801:0201:26
43 of 48 minutes covered, the last 43
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2004
Boundaryin Indore, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 4 min 47 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 25 November
Qualifies with 43 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
43 of 48 minutes covered, the last 43
Night of Friday 26 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:55 on Thu 25 Nov to 01:37 on Sat 27 Nov.
2004-11-25T18:24:46Z → 2004-11-26T20:07:16Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:50–00:38 on the 25th, 23:50–00:38 on the 26th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 43 of 48 minutes on the 25th and 48 of 48 on the 26th.
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 287 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Indore, 2004: Friday 26 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Indore, Rāsayātrā 2004 falls on Friday 26 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:55 on Thu 25 Nov to 01:37 on Sat 27 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 43 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken. It is 4 min 47 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 26 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 26 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 26 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Indore. | ||
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 25th | Covered | Niśītha 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:25 → 12:07 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Chicago | 12:25 → 14:07 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Jersey City | 13:25 → 15:07 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 14:25 → 16:07 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| London | 18:25 → 20:07 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Durban | 20:25 → 22:07 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Dubai | 22:25 → 00:07 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 25 min | 26 Nov |
| Delhi | 23:55 → 01:37 | 23:44 | 38 min | 23:45 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Kolkata | 23:55 → 01:37 | 23:00 | 0 min | 23:00 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Singapore | 02:25 → 04:07 | 00:28 | 0 min | 00:28 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Sydney | 05:25 → 07:07 | 00:18 | 0 min | 00:19 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Suva | 06:25 → 08:07 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:30 | 48 min | 26 Nov |