Night of Friday 27 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:39 00:27 niśītha ends
22:5123:1523:3900:0300:2700:5101:15
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1936
Determinatein Puning, 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 Friday 27 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 28 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
32 of 48 minutes covered, the first 32
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 03:43 on Sat 28 Nov to 00:12 on Sun 29 Nov.
1936-11-27T19:42:33Z → 1936-11-28T16:11:49Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:39–00:27 on the 27th, 23:40–00:28 on the 28th.
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 27th and 32 of 48 on the 28th.
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 941 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Puning, 1936: Saturday 28 November.
confidence: determinate
In Puning, Rāsayātrā 1936 falls on Saturday 28 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 03:43 on Sat 28 Nov to 00:12 on Sun 29 Nov and covers 32 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 28 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 28 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 28 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Puning. | ||
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 27th | Covered | Niśītha 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:43 → 08:12 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Chicago | 13:43 → 10:12 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Jersey City | 14:43 → 11:12 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 15:43 → 12:12 | 23:30 | 48 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| London | 19:43 → 16:12 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Durban | 21:43 → 18:12 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Dubai | 23:43 → 20:12 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:13 → 21:42 | 23:45 | 0 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 28 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:13 → 21:42 | 23:00 | 0 min | 23:01 | 0 min | 28 Nov |
| Singapore | 03:03 → 23:32 | 23:48 | 0 min | 23:49 | 0 min | 28 Nov |
| Sydney | 05:43 → 02:12 | 23:19 | 0 min | 23:19 | 48 min | 28 Nov |
| Suva | 07:43 → 04:12 | 23:30 | 0 min | 23:30 | 48 min | 28 Nov |