Night of Friday 2 September
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:54 01:42 niśītha ends
Aṣṭamī begins 01:03:59
00:0600:3000:5401:1801:4202:0602:30
38 of 48 minutes covered, the last 38
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī (Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī) · 1988
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 5 min 47 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 2 September
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
38 of 48 minutes covered, the last 38
Night of Saturday 3 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:04 on Sat 3 Sep to 00:48 on Sun 4 Sep.
1988-09-02T16:04:00Z → 1988-09-03T15:47:50Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:54–01:42 on the 2nd, 00:54–01:42 on the 3rd.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during niśītha. It covers 38 of 48 minutes on the 2nd and 0 of 48 on the 3rd.
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 347 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1988: Friday 2 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Janmāṣṭamī (Krishna Janmashtami) 1988 falls on Friday 2 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:04 on Sat 3 Sep to 00:48 on Sun 4 Sep and covers 38 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 2 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 2 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 2 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 2nd | Covered | Niśītha 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:04 → 08:48 | 00:29 | 48 min | 00:28 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Chicago | 11:04 → 10:48 | 00:26 | 48 min | 00:26 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Jersey City | 12:04 → 11:48 | 00:32 | 48 min | 00:32 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 12:04 → 11:48 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| London | 17:04 → 16:48 | 00:36 | 48 min | 00:36 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Durban | 18:04 → 17:48 | 23:31 | 48 min | 23:31 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Dubai | 20:04 → 19:48 | 23:54 | 48 min | 23:54 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Delhi | 21:34 → 21:18 | 23:57 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Kolkata | 21:34 → 21:18 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Singapore | 00:04 → 23:48 | 00:40 | 48 min | 00:40 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Sydney | 02:04 → 01:48 | 23:30 | 0 min | 23:30 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| Suva | 04:04 → 03:48 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:41 | 48 min | 3 Sep |