Night of Saturday 25 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:19 00:07 niśītha ends
22:3122:5523:1923:4300:0700:3100:55
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1939
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 362 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 25 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 26 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:17 on Sat 25 Nov to 16:54 on Sun 26 Nov.
1939-11-25T22:17:00Z → 1939-11-26T21:54:21Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:19–00:07 on the 25th, 23:19–00:07 on the 26th.
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 25th and 0 of 48 on the 26th.
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 21697 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Queens, 1939: Saturday 25 November.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Rāsayātrā 1939 falls on Saturday 25 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:17 on Sat 25 Nov to 16:54 on Sun 26 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 25 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 25 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 25 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 | 14:17 → 13:54 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Chicago | 16:17 → 15:54 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Jersey City | 17:17 → 16:54 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 18:17 → 17:54 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| London | 22:17 → 21:54 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Durban | 00:17 → 23:54 | 23:19 | 0 min | 23:19 | 35 min | 26 Nov |
| Dubai | 02:17 → 01:54 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:42 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Delhi | 03:47 → 03:24 | 23:44 | 0 min | 23:44 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Kolkata | 03:47 → 03:24 | 23:00 | 0 min | 23:00 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Singapore | 05:37 → 05:14 | 23:47 | 0 min | 23:48 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Sydney | 08:17 → 07:54 | 23:18 | 0 min | 23:18 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Suva | 10:17 → 09:54 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:29 | 48 min | 26 Nov |