Night of Wednesday 4 November
Qualifies with 3 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:26 00:14 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:11:04
22:3823:0223:2623:5000:1400:3801:02
3 of 48 minutes covered, the last 3
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2082
Boundaryin Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 2 min 53 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 4 November
Qualifies with 3 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
3 of 48 minutes covered, the last 3
Night of Thursday 5 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:11 on Thu 5 Nov to 02:40 on Fri 6 Nov.
2082-11-04T12:11:04Z → 2082-11-05T14:39:45Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:26–00:14 on the 4th, 23:26–00:14 on the 5th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 3 of 48 minutes on the 4th and 48 of 48 on the 5th.
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 173 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Suva, 2082: Thursday 5 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Suva, Rāsayātrā 2082 falls on Thursday 5 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:11 on Thu 5 Nov to 02:40 on Fri 6 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 3 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken. It is 2 min 53 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 5 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 5 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 5 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 4th | Covered | Niśītha 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:11 → 06:40 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Chicago | 06:11 → 08:40 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Jersey City | 07:11 → 09:40 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 08:11 → 10:40 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| London | 12:11 → 14:40 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Durban | 14:11 → 16:40 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Dubai | 16:11 → 18:40 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Delhi | 17:41 → 20:10 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Kolkata | 17:41 → 20:10 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Singapore | 20:11 → 22:40 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Sydney | 23:11 → 01:40 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 5 Nov |
| Suva | 00:11 → 02:40 | 23:26 | 3 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 5 Nov |