Night of Tuesday 29 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:40 00:28 niśītha ends
22:5223:1623:4000:0400:2800:5201:16
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2039
Determinatein Puning, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 22 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 29 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 30 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 22:26 on Tue 29 Nov to 00:50 on Thu 1 Dec.
2039-11-29T14:26:10Z → 2039-11-30T16:49:38Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:40–00:28 on the 29th, 23:40–00:28 on the 30th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 29th and 48 of 48 on the 30th.
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 1294 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Puning, 2039: Wednesday 30 November.
confidence: determinate
In Puning, Rāsayātrā 2039 falls on Wednesday 30 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 22:26 on Tue 29 Nov to 00:50 on Thu 1 Dec and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 48 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 30 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 30 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 30 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 29th | Covered | Niśītha 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:26 → 08:50 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Chicago | 08:26 → 10:50 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Jersey City | 09:26 → 11:50 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 10:26 → 12:50 | 23:31 | 48 min | 23:31 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| London | 14:26 → 16:50 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Durban | 16:26 → 18:50 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Dubai | 18:26 → 20:50 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Delhi | 19:56 → 22:20 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Kolkata | 19:56 → 22:20 | 23:01 | 48 min | 23:01 | 0 min | 29 Nov |
| Singapore | 22:26 → 00:50 | 00:29 | 48 min | 00:29 | 20 min | 30 Nov |
| Sydney | 01:26 → 03:50 | 00:19 | 0 min | 00:20 | 48 min | 30 Nov |
| Suva | 02:26 → 04:50 | 23:30 | 0 min | 23:31 | 48 min | 30 Nov |