Night of Thursday 21 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:42 01:30 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:19:55
23:5400:1800:4201:0601:3001:5402:18
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2075
Determinatein Melbourne, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 8 min 38 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 21 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 22 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
39 of 48 minutes covered, the first 39
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:20 on Fri 22 Nov to 01:22 on Sat 23 Nov.
2075-11-21T13:19:56Z → 2075-11-22T14:21:39Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:42–01:30 on the 21st, 00:42–01:30 on the 22nd.
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 21st and 39 of 48 on the 22nd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both nights qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 518 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Melbourne, 2075: Friday 22 November.
confidence: determinate
In Melbourne, Rāsayātrā 2075 falls on Friday 22 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:20 on Fri 22 Nov to 01:22 on Sat 23 Nov and covers 39 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 48 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 22 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 22 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 22 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Melbourne. | ||
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 21st | Covered | Niśītha 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:20 → 06:22 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Chicago | 07:20 → 08:22 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Jersey City | 08:20 → 09:22 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 09:20 → 10:22 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| London | 13:20 → 14:22 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Durban | 15:20 → 16:22 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Dubai | 17:20 → 18:22 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Delhi | 18:50 → 19:52 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Kolkata | 18:50 → 19:52 | 22:59 | 48 min | 22:59 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Singapore | 21:20 → 22:22 | 00:27 | 48 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Sydney | 00:20 → 01:22 | 00:17 | 45 min | 00:17 | 48 min | 22 Nov |
| Suva | 01:20 → 02:22 | 23:28 | 0 min | 23:28 | 48 min | 22 Nov |