Night of Wednesday 21 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:51 00:39 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:23:50
23:0323:2723:5100:1500:3901:0301:27
15 of 48 minutes covered, the last 15
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2018
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 15 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 21 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
15 of 48 minutes covered, the last 15
Night of Thursday 22 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:24 on Thu 22 Nov to 22:39 on Thu 22 Nov.
2018-11-22T07:23:51Z → 2018-11-23T05:39:12Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:51–00:39 on the 21st, 23:51–00:39 on the 22nd.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 15 of 48 minutes on the 21st and 0 of 48 on the 22nd.
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 882 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Phoenix, 2018: Wednesday 21 November.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Rāsayātrā 2018 falls on Wednesday 21 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:24 on Thu 22 Nov to 22:39 on Thu 22 Nov and covers 15 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 21 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 21 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 21 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 22nd | Covered | Niśītha 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:24 → 21:39 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Chicago | 01:24 → 23:39 | 23:13 | 26 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Jersey City | 02:24 → 00:39 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 03:24 → 01:39 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| London | 07:24 → 05:39 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Durban | 09:24 → 07:39 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Dubai | 11:24 → 09:39 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Delhi | 12:54 → 11:09 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Kolkata | 12:54 → 11:09 | 22:59 | 48 min | 22:59 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Singapore | 15:24 → 13:39 | 00:27 | 48 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Sydney | 18:24 → 16:39 | 00:17 | 48 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Suva | 20:24 → 18:39 | 00:28 | 48 min | 00:29 | 0 min | 22 Nov |