Night of Sunday 5 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:48 00:36 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:10:18
23:0023:2423:4800:1200:3601:0001:24
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1995
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 Sunday 5 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 6 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
32 of 48 minutes covered, the first 32
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:10 on Sun 5 Nov to 00:20 on Tue 7 Nov.
1995-11-06T06:10:18Z → 1995-11-07T07:20:30Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:48–00:36 on the 5th, 23:48–00:36 on the 6th.
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 5th and 32 of 48 on the 6th.
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 942 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Phoenix, 1995: Monday 6 November.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Rāsayātrā 1995 falls on Monday 6 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:10 on Sun 5 Nov to 00:20 on Tue 7 Nov and covers 32 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 | Mon 6 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 6 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 6 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 6th | Covered | Niśītha 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:10 → 23:20 | 23:13 | 8 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Chicago | 00:10 → 01:20 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Jersey City | 01:10 → 02:20 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 02:10 → 03:20 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| London | 06:10 → 07:20 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Durban | 08:10 → 09:20 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Dubai | 10:10 → 11:20 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Delhi | 11:40 → 12:50 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Kolkata | 11:40 → 12:50 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Singapore | 14:10 → 15:20 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Sydney | 17:10 → 18:20 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Suva | 18:10 → 19:20 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 6 Nov |