Night of Thursday 26 November
Qualifies with 44 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:17 00:05 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:20:56
22:2922:5323:1723:4100:0500:2900:53
44 of 48 minutes covered, the last 44
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2099
Boundaryin Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 3 min 58 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 26 November
Qualifies with 44 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
44 of 48 minutes covered, the last 44
Night of Friday 27 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:21 on Thu 26 Nov to 00:24 on Sat 28 Nov.
2099-11-26T20:20:56Z → 2099-11-27T21:24:16Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:17–00:05 on the 26th, 23:17–00:05 on the 27th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 44 of 48 minutes on the 26th and 48 of 48 on the 27th.
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 238 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Riyadh, 2099: Friday 27 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Riyadh, Rāsayātrā 2099 falls on Friday 27 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:21 on Thu 26 Nov to 00:24 on Sat 28 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 44 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken. It is 3 min 58 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 27 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 27 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 27 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 26th | Covered | Niśītha 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:21 → 13:24 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 26 Nov |
| Chicago | 14:21 → 15:24 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 26 Nov |
| Jersey City | 15:21 → 16:24 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 26 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 16:21 → 17:24 | 23:30 | 48 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 26 Nov |
| London | 20:21 → 21:24 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 26 Nov |
| Durban | 22:21 → 23:24 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:20 | 4 min | 27 Nov |
| Dubai | 00:21 → 01:24 | 23:43 | 10 min | 23:43 | 48 min | 27 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:51 → 02:54 | 23:45 | 0 min | 23:45 | 48 min | 27 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:51 → 02:54 | 23:00 | 0 min | 23:01 | 48 min | 27 Nov |
| Singapore | 04:21 → 05:24 | 00:28 | 0 min | 00:29 | 48 min | 27 Nov |
| Sydney | 07:21 → 08:24 | 00:19 | 0 min | 00:19 | 48 min | 27 Nov |
| Suva | 08:21 → 09:24 | 23:30 | 0 min | 23:30 | 48 min | 27 Nov |