Night of Monday 13 November
Qualifies with 38 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:25 00:13 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:35:07
22:3723:0123:2523:4900:1300:3701:01
38 of 48 minutes covered, the last 38
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1978
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 5 min 05 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 13 November
Qualifies with 38 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
38 of 48 minutes covered, the last 38
Night of Tuesday 14 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
5 of 48 minutes covered, the first 5
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:35 on Mon 13 Nov to 23:30 on Tue 14 Nov.
1978-11-13T20:05:07Z → 1978-11-14T20:00:07Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:25–00:13 on the 13th, 23:25–00:13 on the 14th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 38 of 48 minutes on the 13th and 5 of 48 on the 14th.
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 305 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Tehran, 1978: Tuesday 14 November.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Rāsayātrā 1978 falls on Tuesday 14 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:35 on Mon 13 Nov to 23:30 on Tue 14 Nov and covers 5 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 38 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 14 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 14 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 14 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 13th | Covered | Niśītha 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:05 → 12:00 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Chicago | 14:05 → 14:00 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Jersey City | 15:05 → 15:00 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 16:05 → 16:00 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| London | 20:05 → 20:00 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Durban | 22:05 → 22:00 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Dubai | 00:05 → 00:00 | 23:39 | 22 min | 23:39 | 21 min | 14 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:35 → 01:30 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:42 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:35 → 01:30 | 22:57 | 0 min | 22:57 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Singapore | 03:35 → 03:30 | 23:55 | 0 min | 23:55 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Sydney | 07:05 → 07:00 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Suva | 08:05 → 08:00 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:27 | 48 min | 14 Nov |