Night of Wednesday 12 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:11 23:59 niśītha ends
22:2322:4723:1123:3523:5900:2300:47
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1913
Boundaryin Paris, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 0 min 20 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 12 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 13 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 21:52 on Wed 12 Nov to 23:11 on Thu 13 Nov.
1913-11-12T21:51:34Z → 1913-11-13T23:11:06Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:11–23:59 on the 12th, 23:11–23:59 on the 13th.
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 12th and 0 of 48 on the 13th.
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 20 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Paris, 1913: Wednesday 12 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Paris, Rāsayātrā 1913 falls on Wednesday 12 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 21:52 on Wed 12 Nov to 23:11 on Thu 13 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It is 0 min 20 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 12 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 12 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 13 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Paris. | ||
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 12th | Covered | Niśītha 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:52 → 15:11 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Chicago | 15:52 → 17:11 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Jersey City | 16:52 → 18:11 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 17:52 → 19:11 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| London | 21:52 → 23:11 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Durban | 23:52 → 01:11 | 23:16 | 12 min | 23:16 | 48 min | 13 Nov |
| Dubai | 01:33 → 02:52 | 23:20 | 0 min | 23:20 | 48 min | 13 Nov |
| Delhi | 03:22 → 04:41 | 23:41 | 0 min | 23:42 | 48 min | 13 Nov |
| Kolkata | 03:22 → 04:41 | 22:57 | 0 min | 22:57 | 48 min | 13 Nov |
| Singapore | 04:52 → 06:11 | 23:25 | 0 min | 23:25 | 48 min | 13 Nov |
| Sydney | 07:52 → 09:11 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 48 min | 13 Nov |
| Suva | 09:47 → 11:06 | 23:21 | 0 min | 23:22 | 48 min | 13 Nov |