Night of Friday 18 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 · 2078
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 349 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 18 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 19 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:40 on Fri 18 Nov to 13:54 on Sat 19 Nov.
2078-11-18T16:39:46Z → 2078-11-19T12:53:37Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:28–00:16 on the 18th, 23:29–00:17 on the 19th.
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 18th and 0 of 48 on the 19th.
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 20923 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Luanda, 2078: Friday 18 November.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Rāsayātrā 2078 falls on Friday 18 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:40 on Fri 18 Nov to 13:54 on Sat 19 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 18 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 18 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 18 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 18th | Covered | Niśītha 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:40 → 04:54 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Chicago | 10:40 → 06:54 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Jersey City | 11:40 → 07:54 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 12:40 → 08:54 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| London | 16:40 → 12:54 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Durban | 18:40 → 14:54 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Dubai | 20:40 → 16:54 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Delhi | 22:10 → 18:24 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Kolkata | 22:10 → 18:24 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Singapore | 00:40 → 20:54 | 00:26 | 34 min | 00:26 | 0 min | 18 Nov |
| Sydney | 03:40 → 23:54 | 00:16 | 0 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Suva | 04:40 → 00:54 | 23:28 | 0 min | 23:28 | 48 min | 19 Nov |