Night of Saturday 22 November
Qualifies with 4 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:29 00:17 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:13:37
22:4123:0523:2923:5300:1700:4101:05
4 of 48 minutes covered, the last 4
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1969
Boundaryin Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 3 min 41 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 22 November
Qualifies with 4 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
4 of 48 minutes covered, the last 4
Night of Sunday 23 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:14 on Sun 23 Nov to 00:54 on Mon 24 Nov.
1969-11-22T23:13:37Z → 1969-11-23T23:53:44Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:29–00:17 on the 22nd, 23:30–00:18 on the 23rd.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 4 of 48 minutes on the 22nd and 48 of 48 on the 23rd.
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 221 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Luanda, 1969: Sunday 23 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Luanda, Rāsayātrā 1969 falls on Sunday 23 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:14 on Sun 23 Nov to 00:54 on Mon 24 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 4 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken. It is 3 min 41 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 23 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 23 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 23 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Luanda. | ||
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 22nd | Covered | Niśītha 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:14 → 15:54 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Chicago | 17:14 → 17:54 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Jersey City | 18:14 → 18:54 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 19:14 → 19:54 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| London | 00:14 → 00:54 | 00:23 | 48 min | 00:24 | 30 min | 23 Nov |
| Durban | 01:14 → 01:54 | 23:18 | 0 min | 23:18 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Dubai | 03:14 → 03:54 | 23:41 | 0 min | 23:41 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Delhi | 04:44 → 05:24 | 23:43 | 0 min | 23:44 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Kolkata | 04:44 → 05:24 | 22:59 | 0 min | 22:59 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Singapore | 06:44 → 07:24 | 23:57 | 0 min | 23:57 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Sydney | 09:14 → 09:54 | 23:17 | 0 min | 23:17 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Suva | 11:14 → 11:54 | 23:28 | 0 min | 23:29 | 48 min | 23 Nov |