Night of Thursday 22 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:28 00:16 niśītha ends
22:4023:0423:2823:5200:1600:4001:04
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1923
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 41 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 22 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 23 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 22:30 on Thu 22 Nov to 00:58 on Sat 24 Nov.
1923-11-22T10:30:06Z → 1923-11-23T12:57:43Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:28–00:16 on the 22nd, 23:28–00:16 on the 23rd.
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 22nd and 48 of 48 on the 23rd.
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 2474 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Suva, 1923: Friday 23 November.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Rāsayātrā 1923 falls on Friday 23 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 22:30 on Thu 22 Nov to 00:58 on Sat 24 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 | Fri 23 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 23 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 23 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 22nd | Covered | Niśītha 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:30 → 04:58 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Chicago | 04:30 → 06:58 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Jersey City | 05:30 → 07:58 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 06:30 → 08:58 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| London | 10:30 → 12:58 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Durban | 12:30 → 14:58 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Dubai | 14:30 → 16:58 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Delhi | 16:00 → 18:28 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Kolkata | 16:00 → 18:28 | 22:59 | 48 min | 22:59 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Singapore | 17:30 → 19:58 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Sydney | 20:30 → 22:58 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Suva | 22:30 → 00:58 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:28 | 48 min | 23 Nov |