Night of Wednesday 16 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:29 00:17 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:15:31
22:4123:0523:2923:5300:1700:4101:05
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1994
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 13 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 16 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 17 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:16 on Wed 16 Nov to 01:57 on Fri 18 Nov.
1994-11-17T04:15:31Z → 1994-11-18T06:57:00Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:29–00:17 on the 16th, 23:29–00:17 on the 17th.
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 16th and 48 of 48 on the 17th.
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 806 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Lima, 1994: Thursday 17 November.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Rāsayātrā 1994 falls on Thursday 17 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:16 on Wed 16 Nov to 01:57 on Fri 18 Nov and covers all 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 | Thu 17 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 17 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 17 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 17th | Covered | Niśītha 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:16 → 22:57 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 16 Nov |
| Chicago | 22:16 → 00:57 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Jersey City | 23:16 → 01:57 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 00:16 → 02:57 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| London | 04:16 → 06:57 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Durban | 06:16 → 08:57 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Dubai | 08:16 → 10:57 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Delhi | 09:46 → 12:27 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Kolkata | 09:46 → 12:27 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Singapore | 12:16 → 14:57 | 00:26 | 48 min | 00:26 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Sydney | 15:16 → 17:57 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Suva | 16:16 → 18:57 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 17 Nov |