Night of Tuesday 27 November
Qualifies with 13 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:30 01:18 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 01:04:40
23:4200:0600:3000:5401:1801:4202:06
13 of 48 minutes covered, the last 13
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2012
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 13 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 27 November
Qualifies with 13 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
13 of 48 minutes covered, the last 13
Night of Wednesday 28 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 01:05 on Wed 28 Nov to 03:46 on Thu 29 Nov.
2012-11-27T12:04:41Z → 2012-11-28T14:45:56Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:30–01:18 on the 27th, 00:30–01:18 on the 28th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 13 of 48 minutes on the 27th and 48 of 48 on the 28th.
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 799 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Suva, 2012: Wednesday 28 November.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Rāsayātrā 2012 falls on Wednesday 28 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 01:05 on Wed 28 Nov to 03:46 on Thu 29 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 13 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 28 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 28 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 28 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 27th | Covered | Niśītha 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:05 → 06:46 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Chicago | 06:05 → 08:46 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Jersey City | 07:05 → 09:46 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 08:05 → 10:46 | 23:30 | 48 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| London | 12:05 → 14:46 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Durban | 14:05 → 16:46 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Dubai | 16:05 → 18:46 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Delhi | 17:35 → 20:16 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Kolkata | 17:35 → 20:16 | 23:00 | 48 min | 23:01 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Singapore | 20:05 → 22:46 | 00:28 | 48 min | 00:29 | 0 min | 27 Nov |
| Sydney | 23:05 → 01:46 | 00:19 | 48 min | 00:19 | 48 min | 28 Nov |
| Suva | 01:05 → 03:46 | 00:30 | 13 min | 00:30 | 48 min | 28 Nov |