Night of Monday 19 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:30 00:18 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:50:18
22:4223:0623:3023:5400:1800:4201:06
27 of 48 minutes covered, the last 27
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1934
Boundaryin Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 3 min 36 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 19 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
27 of 48 minutes covered, the last 27
Night of Tuesday 20 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:50 on Mon 19 Nov to 23:26 on Tue 20 Nov.
1934-11-20T04:50:19Z → 1934-11-21T04:26:13Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:30–00:18 on the 19th, 23:30–00:18 on the 20th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 27 of 48 minutes on the 19th and 0 of 48 on the 20th.
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 216 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Lima, 1934: Monday 19 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Lima, Rāsayātrā 1934 falls on Monday 19 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:50 on Mon 19 Nov to 23:26 on Tue 20 Nov and covers 27 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It is 3 min 36 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 19 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 19 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 19 Nov |
| 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 20th | Covered | Niśītha 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:50 → 20:26 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Chicago | 22:50 → 22:26 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Jersey City | 23:50 → 23:26 | 23:18 | 8 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 00:50 → 00:26 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| London | 04:50 → 04:26 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Durban | 06:50 → 06:26 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Dubai | 08:50 → 08:26 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Delhi | 10:20 → 09:56 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Kolkata | 10:20 → 09:56 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:59 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Singapore | 12:10 → 11:46 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Sydney | 14:50 → 14:26 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Suva | 16:50 → 16:26 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 20 Nov |