Night of Friday 31 October
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:48 00:36 niśītha ends
23:0023:2423:4800:1200:3601:0001:24
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1952
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 340 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 31 October
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 1 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 18:08 on Fri 31 Oct to 16:10 on Sat 1 Nov.
1952-11-01T01:08:13Z → 1952-11-01T23:09:43Z
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 48 of 48 minutes on the 31st and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
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 20398 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Phoenix, 1952: Friday 31 October.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Rāsayātrā 1952 falls on Friday 31 October. Pūrṇimā runs from 18:08 on Fri 31 Oct to 16:10 on Sat 1 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 31 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 1st | Covered | Niśītha 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:08 → 15:10 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:08 → 17:10 | 23:11 | 0 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:08 → 18:10 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:08 → 19:10 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| London | 01:08 → 23:10 | 23:21 | 0 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Durban | 03:08 → 01:10 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Dubai | 05:08 → 03:10 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Delhi | 06:38 → 04:40 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Kolkata | 06:38 → 04:40 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Singapore | 08:38 → 06:40 | 23:54 | 48 min | 23:54 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Sydney | 11:08 → 09:10 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Suva | 13:08 → 11:10 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 1 Nov |