Night of Tuesday 30 October
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:19 00:07 niśītha ends
22:3122:5523:1923:4300:0700:3100:55
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1906
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 18 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 30 October
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 31 October
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
18 of 48 minutes covered, the first 18
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 21:57 on Tue 30 Oct to 23:37 on Wed 31 Oct.
1906-10-31T03:05:39Z → 1906-11-01T04:45:47Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:19–00:07 on the 30th, 23:19–00:07 on the 31st.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 30th and 18 of 48 on the 31st.
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 1082 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Lima, 1906: Wednesday 31 October.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Rāsayātrā 1906 falls on Wednesday 31 October. Pūrṇimā runs from 21:57 on Tue 30 Oct to 23:37 on Wed 31 Oct and covers 18 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 48 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 31 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Lima. | ||
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 31st | Covered | Niśītha 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:06 → 20:46 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Chicago | 21:06 → 22:46 | 23:11 | 0 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Jersey City | 22:06 → 23:46 | 23:16 | 29 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 23:06 → 00:46 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| London | 03:06 → 04:46 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Durban | 05:06 → 06:46 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Dubai | 06:47 → 08:27 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 08:36 → 10:16 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 08:36 → 10:16 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 10:06 → 11:46 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Sydney | 13:06 → 14:46 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 15:01 → 16:41 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 31 Oct |