Night of Monday 12 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:36 00:24 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:18:42
22:4823:1223:3600:0000:2400:4801:12
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2046
Determinatein Puning, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 17 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 12 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 13 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:19 on Mon 12 Nov to 01:05 on Wed 14 Nov.
2046-11-12T15:18:43Z → 2046-11-13T17:04:33Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:36–00:24 on the 12th, 23:36–00:24 on the 13th.
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 12th and 48 of 48 on the 13th.
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 1016 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Puning, 2046: Tuesday 13 November.
confidence: determinate
In Puning, Rāsayātrā 2046 falls on Tuesday 13 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:19 on Mon 12 Nov to 01:05 on Wed 14 Nov 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 | Tue 13 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 13 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 13 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 12th | Covered | Niśītha 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:19 → 09:05 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Chicago | 09:19 → 11:05 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Jersey City | 10:19 → 12:05 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 11:19 → 13:05 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| London | 15:19 → 17:05 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Durban | 17:19 → 19:05 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Dubai | 19:19 → 21:05 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Delhi | 20:49 → 22:35 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Kolkata | 20:49 → 22:35 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Singapore | 23:19 → 01:05 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 40 min | 13 Nov |
| Sydney | 02:19 → 04:05 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 13 Nov |
| Suva | 03:19 → 05:05 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:27 | 48 min | 13 Nov |