Night of Friday 11 November
Qualifies with 7 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:16 00:04 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:56:24
22:2822:5223:1623:4000:0400:2800:52
7 of 48 minutes covered, the last 7
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1932
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 7 min 26 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 11 November
Qualifies with 7 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
7 of 48 minutes covered, the last 7
Night of Saturday 12 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:56 on Fri 11 Nov to 02:28 on Sun 13 Nov.
1932-11-12T04:56:24Z → 1932-11-13T07:27:58Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:16–00:04 on the 11th, 23:16–00:04 on the 12th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 7 of 48 minutes on the 11th and 48 of 48 on the 12th.
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 446 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Queens, 1932: Saturday 12 November.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Rāsayātrā 1932 falls on Saturday 12 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:56 on Fri 11 Nov to 02:28 on Sun 13 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 7 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 12 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 12 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 12 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 12th | Covered | Niśītha 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:56 → 23:28 | 23:14 | 14 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Chicago | 22:56 → 01:28 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Jersey City | 23:56 → 02:28 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 00:56 → 03:28 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| London | 04:56 → 07:28 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Durban | 06:56 → 09:28 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Dubai | 08:56 → 11:28 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Delhi | 10:26 → 12:58 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Kolkata | 10:26 → 12:58 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Singapore | 11:56 → 14:28 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Sydney | 14:56 → 17:28 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Suva | 16:56 → 19:28 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 12 Nov |