Night of Thursday 2 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:48 00:36 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 01:17:04
23:0023:2423:4800:1200:3601:0001:24
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2017
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 41 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 2 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 3 November
Taken. Pūrṇimā reaches neither night; the rule takes the second day.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 01:17 on Fri 3 Nov to 22:23 on Fri 3 Nov.
2017-11-03T08:17:05Z → 2017-11-04T05:22:54Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:48–00:36 on the 2nd, 23:48–00:36 on the 3rd.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 2nd and 0 of 48 on the 3rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither night qualifies. The rule takes the second day.
priority: paraviddha → second-day · margin 2458 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Phoenix, 2017: Friday 3 November.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Rāsayātrā 2017 falls on Friday 3 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 01:17 on Fri 3 Nov to 22:23 on Fri 3 Nov, and reaches niśītha on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 3 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 3 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 3 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 3rd | Covered | Niśītha 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:17 → 22:23 | 00:13 | 0 min | 00:13 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Chicago | 03:17 → 00:23 | 00:11 | 12 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Jersey City | 04:17 → 01:23 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 04:17 → 01:23 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| London | 08:17 → 05:23 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Durban | 10:17 → 07:23 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Dubai | 12:17 → 09:23 | 23:38 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Delhi | 13:47 → 10:53 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Kolkata | 13:47 → 10:53 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Singapore | 16:17 → 13:23 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Sydney | 19:17 → 16:23 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Suva | 20:17 → 17:23 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 3 Nov |