Night of Saturday 17 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:37 00:25 niśītha ends
22:4923:1323:3700:0100:2500:4901:13
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2040
Determinatein Puning, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 154 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 17 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 18 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 02:59 on Sun 18 Nov to 03:06 on Mon 19 Nov.
2040-11-17T18:58:58Z → 2040-11-18T19:06:13Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:37–00:25 on the 17th, 23:37–00:25 on the 18th.
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 17th and 48 of 48 on the 18th.
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 9263 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Puning, 2040: Sunday 18 November.
confidence: determinate
In Puning, Rāsayātrā 2040 falls on Sunday 18 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 02:59 on Sun 18 Nov to 03:06 on Mon 19 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 18 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 18 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 18 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 17th | Covered | Niśītha 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:59 → 11:06 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Chicago | 12:59 → 13:06 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Jersey City | 13:59 → 14:06 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 14:59 → 15:06 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| London | 18:59 → 19:06 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Durban | 20:59 → 21:06 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Dubai | 22:59 → 23:06 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Delhi | 00:29 → 00:36 | 23:42 | 1 min | 23:43 | 48 min | 18 Nov |
| Kolkata | 00:29 → 00:36 | 22:58 | 0 min | 22:58 | 48 min | 18 Nov |
| Singapore | 02:59 → 03:06 | 00:26 | 0 min | 00:26 | 48 min | 18 Nov |
| Sydney | 05:59 → 06:06 | 00:16 | 0 min | 00:16 | 48 min | 18 Nov |
| Suva | 06:59 → 07:06 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:28 | 48 min | 18 Nov |