Night of Monday 23 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:38 00:26 niśītha ends
22:5023:1423:3800:0200:2600:5001:14
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2026
Determinatein Puning, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 45 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 23 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 24 November
Taken. Pūrṇimā reaches neither night; the rule takes the second day.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 02:13 on Tue 24 Nov to 22:54 on Tue 24 Nov.
2026-11-23T18:12:56Z → 2026-11-24T14:53:34Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:38–00:26 on the 23rd, 23:38–00:26 on the 24th.
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 23rd and 0 of 48 on the 24th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither night qualifies. The rule takes the second day.
priority: paraviddha → second-day · margin 2676 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Puning, 2026: Tuesday 24 November.
confidence: determinate
In Puning, Rāsayātrā 2026 falls on Tuesday 24 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 02:13 on Tue 24 Nov to 22:54 on Tue 24 Nov, and reaches niśītha on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 24 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 24 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 24 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 23rd | Covered | Niśītha 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:13 → 06:54 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Chicago | 12:13 → 08:54 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Jersey City | 13:13 → 09:54 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 14:13 → 10:54 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| London | 18:13 → 14:54 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Durban | 20:13 → 16:54 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Dubai | 22:13 → 18:54 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Delhi | 23:43 → 20:24 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Kolkata | 23:43 → 20:24 | 22:59 | 4 min | 22:59 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Singapore | 02:13 → 22:54 | 00:27 | 0 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Sydney | 05:13 → 01:54 | 00:17 | 0 min | 00:18 | 48 min | 24 Nov |
| Suva | 06:13 → 02:54 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:29 | 48 min | 24 Nov |