Night of Saturday 15 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:28 00:16 niśītha ends
22:4023:0423:2823:5200:1600:4001:04
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1986
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 616 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 15 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 16 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 11:23 on Sat 15 Nov to 13:12 on Sun 16 Nov.
1986-11-15T10:23:10Z → 1986-11-16T12:11:33Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:28–00:16 on the 15th, 23:28–00:16 on the 16th.
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 15th and 0 of 48 on the 16th.
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 36978 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Luanda, 1986: Saturday 15 November.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Rāsayātrā 1986 falls on Saturday 15 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 11:23 on Sat 15 Nov to 13:12 on Sun 16 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 15 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 15 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 15 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 15th | Covered | Niśītha 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:23 → 04:12 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Chicago | 04:23 → 06:12 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Jersey City | 05:23 → 07:12 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 06:23 → 08:12 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| London | 10:23 → 12:12 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Durban | 12:23 → 14:12 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Dubai | 14:23 → 16:12 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Delhi | 15:53 → 17:42 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Kolkata | 15:53 → 17:42 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Singapore | 18:23 → 20:12 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Sydney | 21:23 → 23:12 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 15 Nov |
| Suva | 22:23 → 00:12 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 45 min | 16 Nov |