Night of Wednesday 13 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:36 00:24 niśītha ends
22:4823:1223:3600:0000:2400:4801:12
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1940
Determinatein Puning, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 474 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 13 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 14 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 08:18 on Thu 14 Nov to 10:23 on Fri 15 Nov.
1940-11-14T00:18:18Z → 1940-11-15T02:23:12Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:36–00:24 on the 13th, 23:36–00:24 on the 14th.
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 13th and 48 of 48 on the 14th.
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 28468 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Puning, 1940: Thursday 14 November.
confidence: determinate
In Puning, Rāsayātrā 1940 falls on Thursday 14 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 08:18 on Thu 14 Nov to 10:23 on Fri 15 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 14 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 14 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 14 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 14th | Covered | Niśītha 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:18 → 18:23 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Chicago | 18:18 → 20:23 | 23:12 | 0 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Jersey City | 19:18 → 21:23 | 23:17 | 0 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 20:18 → 22:23 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| London | 01:18 → 03:23 | 00:22 | 48 min | 00:22 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Durban | 02:18 → 04:23 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Dubai | 04:18 → 06:23 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Delhi | 05:48 → 07:53 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Kolkata | 05:48 → 07:53 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Singapore | 07:38 → 09:43 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Sydney | 10:18 → 12:23 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Suva | 12:18 → 14:23 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 14 Nov |