Night of Saturday 23 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:18 00:06 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:23:17
22:3022:5423:1823:4200:0600:3000:54
43 of 48 minutes covered, the last 43
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1996
Boundaryin Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 4 min 59 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 23 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
43 of 48 minutes covered, the last 43
Night of Sunday 24 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:23 on Sat 23 Nov to 23:10 on Sun 24 Nov.
1996-11-24T04:23:17Z → 1996-11-25T04:09:54Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:18–00:06 on the 23rd, 23:19–00:07 on the 24th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 43 of 48 minutes on the 23rd and 0 of 48 on the 24th.
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 299 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Queens, 1996: Saturday 23 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Queens, Rāsayātrā 1996 falls on Saturday 23 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:23 on Sat 23 Nov to 23:10 on Sun 24 Nov and covers 43 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It is 4 min 59 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 23 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 23 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 23 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 24th | Covered | Niśītha 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:23 → 20:10 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Chicago | 22:23 → 22:10 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Jersey City | 23:23 → 23:10 | 23:20 | 0 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 00:23 → 00:10 | 23:29 | 41 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| London | 04:23 → 04:10 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Durban | 06:23 → 06:10 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Dubai | 08:23 → 08:10 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Delhi | 09:53 → 09:40 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Kolkata | 09:53 → 09:40 | 23:00 | 48 min | 23:00 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Singapore | 12:23 → 12:10 | 00:27 | 48 min | 00:28 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Sydney | 15:23 → 15:10 | 00:18 | 48 min | 00:18 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Suva | 16:23 → 16:10 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 24 Nov |