Night of Wednesday 2 November
Qualifies with 20 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:26 00:14 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:54:09
22:3823:0223:2623:5000:1400:3801:02
20 of 48 minutes covered, the last 20
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1960
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 16 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 2 November
Qualifies with 20 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
20 of 48 minutes covered, the last 20
Night of Thursday 3 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
32 of 48 minutes covered, the first 32
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:54 on Wed 2 Nov to 23:58 on Thu 3 Nov.
1960-11-02T11:54:09Z → 1960-11-03T11:57:33Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:26–00:14 on the 2nd, 23:26–00:14 on the 3rd.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 20 of 48 minutes on the 2nd and 32 of 48 on the 3rd.
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 975 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Suva, 1960: Thursday 3 November.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Rāsayātrā 1960 falls on Thursday 3 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:54 on Wed 2 Nov to 23:58 on Thu 3 Nov and covers 32 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 20 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 3 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 3 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 3 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 2nd | Covered | Niśītha 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:54 → 03:58 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Chicago | 05:54 → 05:58 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Jersey City | 06:54 → 06:58 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 07:54 → 07:58 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| London | 11:54 → 11:58 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Durban | 13:54 → 13:58 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Dubai | 15:54 → 15:58 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Delhi | 17:24 → 17:28 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Kolkata | 17:24 → 17:28 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Singapore | 19:24 → 19:28 | 23:54 | 48 min | 23:54 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Sydney | 21:54 → 21:58 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Suva | 23:54 → 23:58 | 23:26 | 20 min | 23:26 | 32 min | 3 Nov |