Night of Monday 25 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:24 00:12 niśītha ends
22:3623:0023:2423:4800:1200:3601:00
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1901
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 387 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 25 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 26 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:57 on Mon 25 Nov to 13:13 on Tue 26 Nov.
1901-11-25T05:02:20Z → 1901-11-26T01:17:32Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:24–00:12 on the 25th, 23:24–00:12 on the 26th.
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 25th and 0 of 48 on the 26th.
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 23211 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Suva, 1901: Monday 25 November.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Rāsayātrā 1901 falls on Monday 25 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:57 on Mon 25 Nov to 13:13 on Tue 26 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 25 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 25 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 25 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Suva. | ||
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 25th | Covered | Niśītha 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:02 → 17:18 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Chicago | 23:02 → 19:18 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Jersey City | 00:02 → 20:18 | 23:20 | 0 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 01:02 → 21:18 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| London | 05:02 → 01:18 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Durban | 06:32 → 02:48 | 22:49 | 48 min | 22:49 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Dubai | 08:43 → 04:59 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Delhi | 10:23 → 06:39 | 23:35 | 48 min | 23:36 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Kolkata | 10:23 → 06:39 | 22:51 | 48 min | 22:51 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Singapore | 11:57 → 08:13 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Sydney | 15:02 → 11:18 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Suva | 16:57 → 13:13 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 25 Nov |