Night of Wednesday 7 November
Qualifies with 40 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:35 00:23 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:43:09
22:4723:1123:3523:5900:2300:4701:11
40 of 48 minutes covered, the last 40
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1984
Determinatein Puning, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 7 min 58 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 7 November
Qualifies with 40 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
40 of 48 minutes covered, the last 40
Night of Thursday 8 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:43 on Wed 7 Nov to 01:43 on Fri 9 Nov.
1984-11-07T15:43:09Z → 1984-11-08T17:42:36Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:35–00:23 on the 7th, 23:35–00:23 on the 8th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 40 of 48 minutes on the 7th and 48 of 48 on the 8th.
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 478 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Puning, 1984: Thursday 8 November.
confidence: determinate
In Puning, Rāsayātrā 1984 falls on Thursday 8 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:43 on Wed 7 Nov to 01:43 on Fri 9 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 40 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 8 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 8 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 8 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 7th | Covered | Niśītha 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:43 → 09:43 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Chicago | 09:43 → 11:43 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Jersey City | 10:43 → 12:43 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 11:43 → 13:43 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| London | 15:43 → 17:43 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Durban | 17:43 → 19:43 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Dubai | 19:43 → 21:43 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Delhi | 21:13 → 23:13 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Kolkata | 21:13 → 23:13 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 16 min | 8 Nov |
| Singapore | 23:43 → 01:43 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 48 min | 8 Nov |
| Sydney | 02:43 → 04:43 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 8 Nov |
| Suva | 03:43 → 05:43 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 8 Nov |