Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1906

Wednesday 31 October

Determinatein Linyi, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 641 minutes.

Decide it for

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The two nights

One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.

Night of Wednesday 31 October

Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.

niśītha begins 23:27  00:15 niśītha ends
22:3923:0323:2723:5100:1500:3901:03

48 of 48 minutes covered

Night of Thursday 1 November

Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.

niśītha begins 23:27  00:15 niśītha ends
22:3923:0323:2723:5100:1500:3901:03

0 of 48 minutes covered

Pūrṇimā presentNiśītha, the window the rule readsThe instant the tithi begins or ends

How it was decided

  1. 01

    Aṅga

    Pūrṇimā runs from 11:06 on Wed 31 Oct to 12:46 on Thu 1 Nov.

    1906-10-31T03:05:39Z → 1906-11-01T04:45:47Z

  2. 02

    Kāla

    Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:27–00:15 on the 31st, 23:27–00:15 on the 1st.

    nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

  3. 03

    Rule

    Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 31st and 0 of 48 on the 1st.

    Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104

  4. 04

    Tie-break

    Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

    priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 38448 s

  5. 05

    Ruling

    Rāsayātrā, Linyi, 1906: Wednesday 31 October.

    confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Linyi, Rāsayātrā 1906 falls on Wednesday 31 October. Pūrṇimā runs from 11:06 on Wed 31 Oct to 12:46 on Thu 1 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.

ahargana.org/linyi/festivals/1906/rasayatra · pac-rp@2026.1

Who says what

AuthorityKindDate
Ahargaṇa, pac-rpThis rulingWed 31 Oct
Ahargaṇa, classicalDisc centre, no refractionWed 31 Oct
compat-drikpanchangComparison profileWed 31 Oct
No institution has a recorded ruling for Linyi.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

The rule, as data

/rules/rasayatra · ruleset 2026.3-draft

Month
Kārtika, amānta
Pakṣa · aṅga
Śukla · Pūrṇimā
Kāla
Niśītha
Priority
Paraviddhā
Tie-break
Second day
Reference
CRC 1955, p. 104

“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.

The same rule, elsewhere

Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.

PlacePūrṇimāNiśītha 31stCoveredNiśītha 1stCoveredRuled
Los Angeles19:06 → 20:4623:130 min23:130 min30 Oct
Chicago21:06 → 22:4623:110 min23:110 min30 Oct
Jersey City22:06 → 23:4623:1629 min23:160 min31 Oct
Port of Spain23:06 → 00:4623:2648 min23:260 min31 Oct
London03:06 → 04:4623:2148 min23:210 min31 Oct
Durban05:06 → 06:4623:1548 min23:150 min31 Oct
Dubai06:47 → 08:2723:2048 min23:200 min31 Oct
Delhi08:36 → 10:1623:4148 min23:410 min31 Oct
Kolkata08:36 → 10:1622:5648 min22:560 min31 Oct
Singapore10:06 → 11:4623:2448 min23:240 min31 Oct
Sydney13:06 → 14:4623:1548 min23:150 min31 Oct
Suva15:01 → 16:4123:2148 min23:210 min31 Oct
Profile · tradition
pac-rp@2026.1 · smarta
Rule
rasayatra@2026.3-draft
Engine · kernel
0.1.0 · de440 7eef…ea74
Boundary margin
300 s

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