Night of Tuesday 11 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:16 00:04 niśītha ends
22:2822:5223:1623:4000:0400:2800:52
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2008
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 73 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 11 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 12 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 04:42 on Wed 12 Nov to 01:17 on Thu 13 Nov.
2008-11-12T09:41:38Z → 2008-11-13T06:17:20Z
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 0 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
Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 4403 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Queens, 2008: Wednesday 12 November.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Rāsayātrā 2008 falls on Wednesday 12 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 04:42 on Wed 12 Nov to 01:17 on Thu 13 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 12 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 12 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 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 | 01:42 → 22:17 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Chicago | 03:42 → 00:17 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Jersey City | 04:42 → 01:17 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 05:42 → 02:17 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| London | 09:42 → 06:17 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Durban | 11:42 → 08:17 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Dubai | 13:42 → 10:17 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Delhi | 15:12 → 11:47 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Kolkata | 15:12 → 11:47 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Singapore | 17:42 → 14:17 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Sydney | 20:42 → 17:17 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Suva | 21:42 → 18:17 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 12 Nov |