Night of Thursday 24 August
Qualifies with 32 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 01:26 02:14 niśītha ends
Aṣṭamī begins 01:42:11
00:3801:0201:2601:5002:1402:3803:02
32 of 48 minutes covered, the last 32
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1978
Determinatein Algiers, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 16 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 24 August
Qualifies with 32 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
32 of 48 minutes covered, the last 32
Night of Friday 25 August
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:42 on Fri 25 Aug to 03:02 on Sat 26 Aug.
1978-08-24T23:42:12Z → 1978-08-26T01:02:13Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 01:26–02:14 on the 24th, 01:26–02:14 on the 25th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during niśītha. It covers 32 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 48 of 48 on the 25th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both nights qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 962 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Algiers, 1978: Friday 25 August.
confidence: determinate
In Algiers, Janmāṣṭamī 1978 falls on Friday 25 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:42 on Fri 25 Aug to 03:02 on Sat 26 Aug and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 32 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 25 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 25 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 25 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Algiers. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/janmashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 8 Janmastami (madhyaratra-vyapini), if midnight is covered on two days, or not on any day, it is to be observed on the 2nd day; special when combined with naksatra 'Rohini' at midnight, more so when on Monday or Wednesday. If the combination occurs before midnight and 'Rohini' extends up to midnight, it is to be observed on that day. Gokulastami.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103. The clauses on Rohiṇī nakṣatra, the Vaiṣṇava observance on the day after saptamī, and the Assam and South India reckoning in the solar month belong to other readings and are not applied.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Niśītha 24th | Covered | Niśītha 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:42 → 18:02 | 00:31 | 48 min | 00:31 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Chicago | 18:42 → 20:02 | 00:29 | 48 min | 00:29 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Jersey City | 19:42 → 21:02 | 00:35 | 48 min | 00:34 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 19:42 → 21:02 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| London | 00:42 → 02:02 | 00:39 | 45 min | 00:39 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Durban | 01:42 → 03:02 | 23:34 | 0 min | 23:33 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Dubai | 03:42 → 05:02 | 23:57 | 0 min | 23:57 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Delhi | 05:12 → 06:32 | 00:00 | 0 min | 23:59 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Kolkata | 05:12 → 06:32 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Singapore | 07:12 → 08:32 | 00:13 | 0 min | 00:12 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Sydney | 09:42 → 11:02 | 23:33 | 0 min | 23:33 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Suva | 11:42 → 13:02 | 23:45 | 0 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 25 Aug |