Night of Monday 1 September
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 23:54 00:42 niśītha ends
23:0623:3023:5400:1800:4201:0601:30
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī (Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī) · 1980
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 537 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 1 September
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 2 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 14:57 on Mon 1 Sep to 13:27 on Tue 2 Sep.
1980-09-01T06:57:10Z → 1980-09-02T05:26:37Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:54–00:42 on the 1st, 23:54–00:42 on the 2nd.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during niśītha. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 1st and 0 of 48 on the 2nd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 32225 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1980: Monday 1 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Janmāṣṭamī (Krishna Janmashtami) 1980 falls on Monday 1 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 14:57 on Mon 1 Sep to 13:27 on Tue 2 Sep and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 1 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 1 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 1 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
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 1st | Covered | Niśītha 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:57 → 22:27 | 00:29 | 0 min | 00:29 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Chicago | 01:57 → 00:27 | 00:27 | 0 min | 00:26 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Jersey City | 02:57 → 01:27 | 00:32 | 48 min | 00:32 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 02:57 → 01:27 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| London | 07:57 → 06:27 | 00:37 | 48 min | 00:36 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Durban | 08:57 → 07:27 | 23:31 | 48 min | 23:31 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Dubai | 10:57 → 09:27 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:54 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Delhi | 12:27 → 10:57 | 23:57 | 48 min | 23:57 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Kolkata | 12:27 → 10:57 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Singapore | 14:27 → 12:57 | 00:10 | 48 min | 00:10 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Sydney | 16:57 → 15:27 | 23:31 | 48 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Suva | 18:57 → 17:27 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 1 Sep |