Night of Sunday 19 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:15 00:03 niśītha ends
22:2722:5123:1523:3900:0300:2700:51
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1972
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 123 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 19 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 20 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 06:00 on Mon 20 Nov to 02:07 on Tue 21 Nov.
1972-11-20T02:59:35Z → 1972-11-20T23:06:31Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:15–00:03 on the 19th, 23:15–00:03 on the 20th.
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 19th and 48 of 48 on the 20th.
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 7409 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Riyadh, 1972: Monday 20 November.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Rāsayātrā 1972 falls on Monday 20 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 06:00 on Mon 20 Nov to 02:07 on Tue 21 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 20 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 20 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 20 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 20th | Covered | Niśītha 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:00 → 15:07 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Chicago | 21:00 → 17:07 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Jersey City | 22:00 → 18:07 | 23:18 | 0 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 23:00 → 19:07 | 23:28 | 0 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| London | 03:00 → 23:07 | 23:23 | 0 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Durban | 05:00 → 01:07 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Dubai | 07:00 → 03:07 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Delhi | 08:30 → 04:37 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Kolkata | 08:30 → 04:37 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:59 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Singapore | 10:30 → 06:37 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:57 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Sydney | 14:00 → 10:07 | 00:17 | 48 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Suva | 15:00 → 11:07 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 20 Nov |