Night of Thursday 29 October
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:48 00:36 niśītha ends
23:0023:2423:4800:1200:3601:0001:24
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1925
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 580 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 29 October
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 30 October
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 11:22 on Fri 30 Oct to 10:16 on Sat 31 Oct.
1925-10-30T18:21:42Z → 1925-10-31T17:16:27Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:48–00:36 on the 29th, 23:48–00:36 on the 30th.
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 29th and 48 of 48 on the 30th.
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 34812 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Phoenix, 1925: Friday 30 October.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Rāsayātrā 1925 falls on Friday 30 October. Pūrṇimā runs from 11:22 on Fri 30 Oct to 10:16 on Sat 31 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 30 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 30 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 30 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Phoenix. | ||
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 30th | Covered | Niśītha 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:22 → 09:16 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Chicago | 12:22 → 11:16 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Jersey City | 13:22 → 12:16 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 14:22 → 13:16 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| London | 18:22 → 17:16 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Durban | 20:22 → 19:16 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Dubai | 22:22 → 21:16 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Delhi | 23:52 → 22:46 | 23:41 | 37 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Kolkata | 23:52 → 22:46 | 22:56 | 0 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 01:22 → 00:16 | 23:24 | 0 min | 23:24 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Sydney | 04:22 → 03:16 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 06:22 → 05:16 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 31 Oct |