Night of Saturday 23 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 · 1996
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 426 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 23 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 24 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 07:23 on Sun 24 Nov to 07:10 on Mon 25 Nov.
1996-11-24T04:23:17Z → 1996-11-25T04:09:54Z
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 0 of 48 minutes on the 23rd and 48 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 25546 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Riyadh, 1996: Sunday 24 November.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Rāsayātrā 1996 falls on Sunday 24 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 07:23 on Sun 24 Nov to 07:10 on Mon 25 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 24 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 24 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 24 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 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 |