Night of Wednesday 24 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:19 00:07 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:39:50
22:3122:5523:1923:4300:0700:3100:55
27 of 48 minutes covered, the last 27
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1920
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 21 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 24 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
27 of 48 minutes covered, the last 27
Night of Thursday 25 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:40 on Wed 24 Nov to 20:42 on Thu 25 Nov.
1920-11-25T04:39:51Z → 1920-11-26T01:42:00Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:19–00:07 on the 24th, 23:19–00:07 on the 25th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 27 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 0 of 48 on the 25th.
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 1278 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Queens, 1920: Wednesday 24 November.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Rāsayātrā 1920 falls on Wednesday 24 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:40 on Wed 24 Nov to 20:42 on Thu 25 Nov and covers 27 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 24 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 24 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 24 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Queens. | ||
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 25th | Covered | Niśītha 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:40 → 17:42 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Chicago | 22:40 → 19:42 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Jersey City | 23:40 → 20:42 | 23:20 | 0 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 00:40 → 21:42 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| London | 04:40 → 01:42 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Durban | 06:40 → 03:42 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Dubai | 08:40 → 05:42 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Delhi | 10:10 → 07:12 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Kolkata | 10:10 → 07:12 | 23:00 | 48 min | 23:00 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Singapore | 11:40 → 08:42 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Sydney | 14:40 → 11:42 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Suva | 16:40 → 13:42 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 25 Nov |