Night of Tuesday 31 October
Qualifies with 32 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:48 00:36 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:03:51
23:0023:2423:4800:1200:3601:0001:24
32 of 48 minutes covered, the last 32
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1933
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 16 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 31 October
Qualifies with 32 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
32 of 48 minutes covered, the last 32
Night of Wednesday 1 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:04 on Wed 1 Nov to 00:59 on Thu 2 Nov.
1933-11-01T07:03:51Z → 1933-11-02T07:59:12Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:48–00:36 on the 31st, 23:48–00:36 on the 1st.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 32 of 48 minutes on the 31st and 48 of 48 on the 1st.
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 938 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Phoenix, 1933: Wednesday 1 November.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Rāsayātrā 1933 falls on Wednesday 1 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:04 on Wed 1 Nov to 00:59 on Thu 2 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 32 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 1 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 1 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 1 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 1st | Covered | Niśītha 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:04 → 23:59 | 23:13 | 46 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Chicago | 01:04 → 01:59 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Jersey City | 02:04 → 02:59 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 03:04 → 03:59 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| London | 07:04 → 07:59 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Durban | 09:04 → 09:59 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Dubai | 11:04 → 11:59 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Delhi | 12:34 → 13:29 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Kolkata | 12:34 → 13:29 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Singapore | 14:24 → 15:19 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Sydney | 17:04 → 17:59 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Suva | 19:04 → 19:59 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 1 Nov |