Night of Friday 3 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:26 00:14 niśītha ends
22:3823:0223:2623:5000:1400:3801:02
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2017
Determinatein Lucknow, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 579 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 3 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 4 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 13:47 on Fri 3 Nov to 10:53 on Sat 4 Nov.
2017-11-03T08:17:05Z → 2017-11-04T05:22:54Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:26–00:14 on the 3rd, 23:26–00:14 on the 4th.
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 3rd and 0 of 48 on the 4th.
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 34739 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Lucknow, 2017: Friday 3 November.
confidence: determinate
In Lucknow, Rāsayātrā 2017 falls on Friday 3 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 13:47 on Fri 3 Nov to 10:53 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 Lucknow. | ||
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 |