Night of Saturday 21 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:26 00:14 niśītha ends
22:3823:0223:2623:5000:1400:3801:02
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1942
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 21 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 21 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 22 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
27 of 48 minutes covered, the first 27
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 22:26 on Sat 21 Nov to 23:54 on Sun 22 Nov.
1942-11-21T18:56:00Z → 1942-11-22T20:24:11Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:26–00:14 on the 21st, 23:27–00:15 on the 22nd.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 21st and 27 of 48 on the 22nd.
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 1230 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Tehran, 1942: Sunday 22 November.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Rāsayātrā 1942 falls on Sunday 22 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 22:26 on Sat 21 Nov to 23:54 on Sun 22 Nov and covers 27 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 48 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 22 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 22 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 22 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Tehran. | ||
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 21st | Covered | Niśītha 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:56 → 13:24 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Chicago | 13:56 → 15:24 | 00:13 | 48 min | 00:13 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Jersey City | 14:56 → 16:24 | 00:19 | 48 min | 00:19 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 15:56 → 17:24 | 00:28 | 48 min | 00:28 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| London | 19:56 → 21:24 | 00:23 | 48 min | 00:23 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Durban | 21:56 → 23:24 | 00:18 | 48 min | 00:18 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Dubai | 22:56 → 00:24 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 43 min | 22 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:26 → 02:54 | 00:43 | 5 min | 00:43 | 48 min | 22 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:26 → 02:54 | 23:59 | 0 min | 23:59 | 48 min | 22 Nov |
| Singapore | 03:56 → 05:24 | 01:26 | 0 min | 01:27 | 48 min | 22 Nov |
| Sydney | 05:56 → 07:24 | 00:17 | 0 min | 00:17 | 48 min | 22 Nov |
| Suva | 06:56 → 08:24 | 23:28 | 0 min | 23:28 | 48 min | 22 Nov |