Night of Monday 23 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:17 01:05 niśītha ends
23:2923:5300:1700:4101:0501:2901:53
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2026
Determinatein Sydney, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 48 minutes.
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33°52′ S 151°12′ E · Australia/Sydney · GeoNames 2147714
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 23 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 24 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 05:13 on Tue 24 Nov to 01:54 on Wed 25 Nov.
2026-11-23T18:12:56Z → 2026-11-24T14:53:34Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:17–01:05 on the 23rd, 00:18–01:06 on the 24th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 23rd and 48 of 48 on the 24th.
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 2870 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Sydney, 2026: Tuesday 24 November.
confidence: determinate
In Sydney, Rāsayātrā 2026 falls on Tuesday 24 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 05:13 on Tue 24 Nov to 01:54 on Wed 25 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 24 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 24 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 24 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Sydney. | ||
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 23rd | Covered | Niśītha 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:13 → 06:54 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Chicago | 12:13 → 08:54 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Jersey City | 13:13 → 09:54 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 14:13 → 10:54 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| London | 18:13 → 14:54 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Durban | 20:13 → 16:54 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Dubai | 22:13 → 18:54 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Delhi | 23:43 → 20:24 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Kolkata | 23:43 → 20:24 | 22:59 | 4 min | 22:59 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Singapore | 02:13 → 22:54 | 00:27 | 0 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Sydney | 05:13 → 01:54 | 00:17 | 0 min | 00:18 | 48 min | 24 Nov |
| Suva | 06:13 → 02:54 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:29 | 48 min | 24 Nov |