Night of Friday 13 November
Qualifies with 14 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:49 00:37 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:22:41
23:0123:2523:4900:1300:3701:0101:25
14 of 48 minutes covered, the last 14
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1959
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 14 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 13 November
Qualifies with 14 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
14 of 48 minutes covered, the last 14
Night of Saturday 14 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:23 on Sat 14 Nov to 02:42 on Sun 15 Nov.
1959-11-14T07:22:42Z → 1959-11-15T09:41:45Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:49–00:37 on the 13th, 23:49–00:37 on the 14th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 14 of 48 minutes on the 13th and 48 of 48 on the 14th.
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 851 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Phoenix, 1959: Saturday 14 November.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Rāsayātrā 1959 falls on Saturday 14 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:23 on Sat 14 Nov to 02:42 on Sun 15 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 14 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 14 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 14 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 14 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 14th | Covered | Niśītha 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:23 → 01:42 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Chicago | 01:23 → 03:42 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Jersey City | 02:23 → 04:42 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 03:23 → 05:42 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| London | 07:23 → 09:42 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Durban | 09:23 → 11:42 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Dubai | 11:23 → 13:42 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Delhi | 12:53 → 15:12 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Kolkata | 12:53 → 15:12 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Singapore | 14:53 → 17:12 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Sydney | 17:23 → 19:42 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Suva | 19:23 → 21:42 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 14 Nov |