Night of Thursday 25 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:28 00:16 niśītha ends
22:4023:0423:2823:5200:1600:4001:04
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2004
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 9 min 13 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 25 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 26 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
9 of 48 minutes covered, the first 9
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 21:55 on Thu 25 Nov to 23:37 on Fri 26 Nov.
2004-11-25T18:24:46Z → 2004-11-26T20:07:16Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:28–00:16 on the 25th, 23:28–00:16 on the 26th.
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 25th and 9 of 48 on the 26th.
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 553 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Tehran, 2004: Friday 26 November.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Rāsayātrā 2004 falls on Friday 26 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 21:55 on Thu 25 Nov to 23:37 on Fri 26 Nov and covers 9 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 | Fri 26 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 26 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 26 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 25th | Covered | Niśītha 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:25 → 12:07 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Chicago | 12:25 → 14:07 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Jersey City | 13:25 → 15:07 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 14:25 → 16:07 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| London | 18:25 → 20:07 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Durban | 20:25 → 22:07 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Dubai | 22:25 → 00:07 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 25 min | 26 Nov |
| Delhi | 23:55 → 01:37 | 23:44 | 38 min | 23:45 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Kolkata | 23:55 → 01:37 | 23:00 | 0 min | 23:00 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Singapore | 02:25 → 04:07 | 00:28 | 0 min | 00:28 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Sydney | 05:25 → 07:07 | 00:18 | 0 min | 00:19 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Suva | 06:25 → 08:07 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:30 | 48 min | 26 Nov |