Night of Wednesday 10 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:13 00:01 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 22:53:05
22:2522:4923:1323:3700:0100:2500:49
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2038
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 20 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 10 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 11 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 22:53 on Wed 10 Nov to 01:27 on Fri 12 Nov.
2038-11-10T19:53:06Z → 2038-11-11T22:27:15Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:13–00:01 on the 10th, 23:13–00:01 on the 11th.
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 10th and 48 of 48 on the 11th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both nights qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 1208 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Riyadh, 2038: Thursday 11 November.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Rāsayātrā 2038 falls on Thursday 11 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 22:53 on Wed 10 Nov to 01:27 on Fri 12 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 48 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 11 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 11 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 11 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 10th | Covered | Niśītha 11th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:53 → 14:27 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 10 Nov |
| Chicago | 13:53 → 16:27 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 10 Nov |
| Jersey City | 14:53 → 17:27 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 10 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 15:53 → 18:27 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 10 Nov |
| London | 19:53 → 22:27 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 10 Nov |
| Durban | 21:53 → 00:27 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 48 min | 11 Nov |
| Dubai | 23:53 → 02:27 | 23:39 | 34 min | 23:39 | 48 min | 11 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:23 → 03:57 | 23:41 | 0 min | 23:41 | 48 min | 11 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:23 → 03:57 | 22:57 | 0 min | 22:57 | 48 min | 11 Nov |
| Singapore | 03:53 → 06:27 | 00:25 | 0 min | 00:25 | 48 min | 11 Nov |
| Sydney | 06:53 → 09:27 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 11 Nov |
| Suva | 07:53 → 10:27 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 11 Nov |