Night of Monday 19 November
Qualifies with 15 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:17 00:05 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:50:18
22:2922:5323:1723:4100:0500:2900:53
15 of 48 minutes covered, the last 15
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1934
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 8 min 51 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 19 November
Qualifies with 15 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
15 of 48 minutes covered, the last 15
Night of Tuesday 20 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
9 of 48 minutes covered, the first 9
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:50 on Mon 19 Nov to 23:26 on Tue 20 Nov.
1934-11-20T04:50:19Z → 1934-11-21T04:26:13Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:17–00:05 on the 19th, 23:17–00:05 on the 20th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 15 of 48 minutes on the 19th and 9 of 48 on the 20th.
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 531 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Queens, 1934: Tuesday 20 November.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Rāsayātrā 1934 falls on Tuesday 20 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:50 on Mon 19 Nov to 23:26 on Tue 20 Nov and covers 9 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 15 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 20 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 20 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 20 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 20th | Covered | Niśītha 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:50 → 20:26 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Chicago | 22:50 → 22:26 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Jersey City | 23:50 → 23:26 | 23:18 | 8 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 00:50 → 00:26 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| London | 04:50 → 04:26 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Durban | 06:50 → 06:26 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Dubai | 08:50 → 08:26 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Delhi | 10:20 → 09:56 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Kolkata | 10:20 → 09:56 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:59 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Singapore | 12:10 → 11:46 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Sydney | 14:50 → 14:26 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Suva | 16:50 → 16:26 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 20 Nov |