Night of Wednesday 14 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 00:34 01:22 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:36:27
23:4600:1000:3400:5801:2201:4602:10
45 of 48 minutes covered, the last 45
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2035
Boundaryin Xining, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 2 min 49 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 14 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
45 of 48 minutes covered, the last 45
Night of Thursday 15 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:36 on Thu 15 Nov to 21:49 on Thu 15 Nov.
2035-11-14T16:36:28Z → 2035-11-15T13:48:56Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:34–01:22 on the 14th, 00:34–01:22 on the 15th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 45 of 48 minutes on the 14th and 0 of 48 on the 15th.
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 169 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Xining, 2035: Wednesday 14 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Xining, Rāsayātrā 2035 falls on Wednesday 14 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:36 on Thu 15 Nov to 21:49 on Thu 15 Nov and covers 45 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It is 2 min 49 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 14 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 14 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 14 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Xining. | ||
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 14th | Covered | Niśītha 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:36 → 05:49 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Chicago | 10:36 → 07:49 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Jersey City | 11:36 → 08:49 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 12:36 → 09:49 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| London | 16:36 → 13:49 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Durban | 18:36 → 15:49 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Dubai | 20:36 → 17:49 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Delhi | 22:06 → 19:19 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Kolkata | 22:06 → 19:19 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Singapore | 00:36 → 21:49 | 00:25 | 37 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Sydney | 03:36 → 00:49 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:16 | 33 min | 15 Nov |
| Suva | 04:36 → 01:49 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:27 | 48 min | 15 Nov |