Night of Thursday 23 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:16 00:04 niśītha ends
22:2822:5223:1623:4000:0400:2800:52
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1950
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 302 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 23 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 24 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 15:43 on Thu 23 Nov to 18:14 on Fri 24 Nov.
1950-11-23T12:42:58Z → 1950-11-24T15:14:04Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:16–00:04 on the 23rd, 23:16–00:04 on the 24th.
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 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 18113 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Riyadh, 1950: Thursday 23 November.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Rāsayātrā 1950 falls on Thursday 23 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:43 on Thu 23 Nov to 18:14 on Fri 24 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 23 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 23 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 23 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Riyadh. | ||
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 23rd | Covered | Niśītha 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:43 → 07:14 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Chicago | 06:43 → 09:14 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Jersey City | 07:43 → 10:14 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 08:43 → 11:14 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| London | 12:43 → 15:14 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Durban | 14:43 → 17:14 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Dubai | 16:43 → 19:14 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Delhi | 18:13 → 20:44 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Kolkata | 18:13 → 20:44 | 22:59 | 48 min | 22:59 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Singapore | 20:13 → 22:44 | 23:57 | 48 min | 23:57 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Sydney | 22:43 → 01:14 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:18 | 48 min | 24 Nov |
| Suva | 00:43 → 03:14 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:29 | 48 min | 24 Nov |