Night of Wednesday 17 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:27 00:15 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:41:46
22:3923:0323:2723:5100:1500:3901:03
33 of 48 minutes covered, the last 33
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1937
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 15 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 17 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
33 of 48 minutes covered, the last 33
Night of Thursday 18 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:42 on Wed 17 Nov to 20:10 on Thu 18 Nov.
1937-11-17T11:41:47Z → 1937-11-18T08:09:30Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:27–00:15 on the 17th, 23:27–00:15 on the 18th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 33 of 48 minutes on the 17th and 0 of 48 on the 18th.
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 875 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Suva, 1937: Wednesday 17 November.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Rāsayātrā 1937 falls on Wednesday 17 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:42 on Wed 17 Nov to 20:10 on Thu 18 Nov and covers 33 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 17 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 17 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 17 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 17th | Covered | Niśītha 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:42 → 00:10 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Chicago | 05:42 → 02:10 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Jersey City | 06:42 → 03:10 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 07:42 → 04:10 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| London | 11:42 → 08:10 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Durban | 13:42 → 10:10 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Dubai | 15:42 → 12:10 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Delhi | 17:12 → 13:40 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Kolkata | 17:12 → 13:40 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Singapore | 19:02 → 15:30 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Sydney | 21:42 → 18:10 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Suva | 23:42 → 20:10 | 23:27 | 33 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 17 Nov |