Night of Wednesday 21 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:26 00:14 niśītha ends
22:3823:0223:2623:5000:1400:3801:02
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2018
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 534 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 21 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 22 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 10:54 on Thu 22 Nov to 09:09 on Fri 23 Nov.
2018-11-22T07:23:51Z → 2018-11-23T05:39:12Z
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 0 of 48 minutes on the 21st and 48 of 48 on the 22nd.
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 32069 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Tehran, 2018: Thursday 22 November.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Rāsayātrā 2018 falls on Thursday 22 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 10:54 on Thu 22 Nov to 09:09 on Fri 23 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 22 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 22 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 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 22nd | Covered | Niśītha 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:24 → 21:39 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Chicago | 01:24 → 23:39 | 23:13 | 26 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Jersey City | 02:24 → 00:39 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 03:24 → 01:39 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| London | 07:24 → 05:39 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Durban | 09:24 → 07:39 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Dubai | 11:24 → 09:39 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Delhi | 12:54 → 11:09 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Kolkata | 12:54 → 11:09 | 22:59 | 48 min | 22:59 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Singapore | 15:24 → 13:39 | 00:27 | 48 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Sydney | 18:24 → 16:39 | 00:17 | 48 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Suva | 20:24 → 18:39 | 00:28 | 48 min | 00:29 | 0 min | 22 Nov |