Night of Monday 23 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:51 00:39 niśītha ends
23:0323:2723:5100:1500:3901:0301:27
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1931
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 19 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 23 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 24 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
19 of 48 minutes covered, the first 19
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 22:42 on Mon 23 Nov to 00:10 on Wed 25 Nov.
1931-11-24T05:42:24Z → 1931-11-25T07:09:49Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:51–00:39 on the 23rd, 23:51–00:39 on the 24th.
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 23rd and 19 of 48 on the 24th.
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 1115 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Phoenix, 1931: Tuesday 24 November.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Rāsayātrā 1931 falls on Tuesday 24 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 22:42 on Mon 23 Nov to 00:10 on Wed 25 Nov and covers 19 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 | Tue 24 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 24 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 24 Nov |
| 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 24th | Covered | Niśītha 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:42 → 23:10 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Chicago | 23:42 → 01:10 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Jersey City | 00:42 → 02:10 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 01:42 → 03:10 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| London | 05:42 → 07:10 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Durban | 07:42 → 09:10 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Dubai | 09:42 → 11:10 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Delhi | 11:12 → 12:40 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Kolkata | 11:12 → 12:40 | 22:59 | 48 min | 23:00 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Singapore | 12:42 → 14:10 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Sydney | 15:42 → 17:10 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Suva | 17:42 → 19:10 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 24 Nov |