Night of Saturday 28 November
Qualifies with 23 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:53 00:41 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:18:05
23:0523:2923:5300:1700:4101:0501:29
23 of 48 minutes covered, the last 23
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2020
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 23 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 28 November
Qualifies with 23 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
23 of 48 minutes covered, the last 23
Night of Sunday 29 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:18 on Sun 29 Nov to 02:30 on Mon 30 Nov.
2020-11-29T07:18:05Z → 2020-11-30T09:29:41Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:53–00:41 on the 28th, 23:53–00:41 on the 29th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 23 of 48 minutes on the 28th and 48 of 48 on the 29th.
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 1364 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Phoenix, 2020: Sunday 29 November.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Rāsayātrā 2020 falls on Sunday 29 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:18 on Sun 29 Nov to 02:30 on Mon 30 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 23 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 29 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 29 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 29 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 29th | Covered | Niśītha 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:18 → 01:30 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Chicago | 01:18 → 03:30 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Jersey City | 02:18 → 04:30 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 03:18 → 05:30 | 23:31 | 48 min | 23:31 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| London | 07:18 → 09:30 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Durban | 09:18 → 11:30 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Dubai | 11:18 → 13:30 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Delhi | 12:48 → 15:00 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Kolkata | 12:48 → 15:00 | 23:01 | 48 min | 23:02 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Singapore | 15:18 → 17:30 | 00:29 | 48 min | 00:29 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Sydney | 18:18 → 20:30 | 00:20 | 48 min | 00:20 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Suva | 19:18 → 21:30 | 23:31 | 48 min | 23:31 | 0 min | 29 Nov |