Night of Saturday 20 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:28 00:16 niśītha ends
22:4023:0423:2823:5200:1600:4001:04
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1915
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 194 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 20 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 21 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 03:30 on Sun 21 Nov to 05:36 on Mon 22 Nov.
1915-11-20T15:30:00Z → 1915-11-21T17:36:00Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:28–00:16 on the 20th, 23:28–00:16 on the 21st.
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 20th and 48 of 48 on the 21st.
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 11656 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Suva, 1915: Sunday 21 November.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Rāsayātrā 1915 falls on Sunday 21 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 03:30 on Sun 21 Nov to 05:36 on Mon 22 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 21 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 21 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 21 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 20th | Covered | Niśītha 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:30 → 09:36 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Chicago | 09:30 → 11:36 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Jersey City | 10:30 → 12:36 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 11:30 → 13:36 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| London | 15:30 → 17:36 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Durban | 17:30 → 19:36 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Dubai | 19:11 → 21:17 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Delhi | 21:00 → 23:06 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Kolkata | 21:00 → 23:06 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:58 | 8 min | 21 Nov |
| Singapore | 22:30 → 00:36 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 21 Nov |
| Sydney | 01:30 → 03:36 | 23:17 | 0 min | 23:17 | 48 min | 21 Nov |
| Suva | 03:30 → 05:36 | 23:28 | 0 min | 23:28 | 48 min | 21 Nov |