Night of Friday 24 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:30 00:18 niśītha ends
22:4223:0623:3023:5400:1800:4201:06
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2034
Boundaryin Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 2 min 03 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 24 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 25 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
2 of 48 minutes covered, the first 2
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 03:28 on Sat 25 Nov to 23:32 on Sat 25 Nov.
2034-11-25T02:27:33Z → 2034-11-25T22:32:12Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:30–00:18 on the 24th, 23:30–00:18 on the 25th.
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 24th and 2 of 48 on the 25th.
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 123 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Luanda, 2034: Saturday 25 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Luanda, Rāsayātrā 2034 falls on Saturday 25 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 03:28 on Sat 25 Nov to 23:32 on Sat 25 Nov and covers 2 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It is 2 min 03 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 25 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 25 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 25 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 25th | Covered | Niśītha 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:28 → 14:32 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Chicago | 20:28 → 16:32 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Jersey City | 21:28 → 17:32 | 23:20 | 0 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 22:28 → 18:32 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| London | 02:28 → 22:32 | 23:24 | 0 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Durban | 04:28 → 00:32 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Dubai | 06:28 → 02:32 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Delhi | 07:58 → 04:02 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Kolkata | 07:58 → 04:02 | 23:00 | 48 min | 23:00 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Singapore | 10:28 → 06:32 | 00:28 | 48 min | 00:28 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Sydney | 13:28 → 09:32 | 00:18 | 48 min | 00:18 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Suva | 14:28 → 10:32 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 25 Nov |