Night of Thursday 2 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
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2017
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 368 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 2 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 3 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 09:17 on Fri 3 Nov to 06:23 on Sat 4 Nov.
2017-11-03T08:17:05Z → 2017-11-04T05:22:54Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:27–00:15 on the 2nd, 23:27–00:15 on the 3rd.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 2nd and 48 of 48 on the 3rd.
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 22099 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Luanda, 2017: Friday 3 November.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Rāsayātrā 2017 falls on Friday 3 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 09:17 on Fri 3 Nov to 06:23 on Sat 4 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 3 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 3 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 3 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 3rd | Covered | Niśītha 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:17 → 22:23 | 00:13 | 0 min | 00:13 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Chicago | 03:17 → 00:23 | 00:11 | 12 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Jersey City | 04:17 → 01:23 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 04:17 → 01:23 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| London | 08:17 → 05:23 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Durban | 10:17 → 07:23 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Dubai | 12:17 → 09:23 | 23:38 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Delhi | 13:47 → 10:53 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Kolkata | 13:47 → 10:53 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Singapore | 16:17 → 13:23 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Sydney | 19:17 → 16:23 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Suva | 20:17 → 17:23 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 3 Nov |