Night of Wednesday 23 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:57 01:45 niśītha ends
00:0900:3300:5701:2101:4502:0902:33
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī (Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī) · 1989
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 497 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 23 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 24 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 16:40 on Wed 23 Aug to 14:47 on Thu 24 Aug.
1989-08-23T07:39:56Z → 1989-08-24T05:46:52Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:57–01:45 on the 23rd, 00:57–01:45 on the 24th.
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 23rd and 0 of 48 on the 24th.
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 29821 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1989: Wednesday 23 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Janmāṣṭamī (Krishna Janmashtami) 1989 falls on Wednesday 23 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 16:40 on Wed 23 Aug to 14:47 on Thu 24 Aug and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 23 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 23 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 23 Aug |
| 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 23rd | Covered | Niśītha 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:40 → 22:47 | 00:32 | 0 min | 00:31 | 0 min | 22 Aug |
| Chicago | 02:40 → 00:47 | 00:29 | 18 min | 00:29 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Jersey City | 03:40 → 01:47 | 00:35 | 48 min | 00:35 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 03:40 → 01:47 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| London | 08:40 → 06:47 | 00:39 | 48 min | 00:39 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Durban | 09:40 → 07:47 | 23:34 | 48 min | 23:34 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Dubai | 11:40 → 09:47 | 23:57 | 48 min | 23:57 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Delhi | 13:10 → 11:17 | 00:00 | 48 min | 00:00 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Kolkata | 13:10 → 11:17 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Singapore | 15:40 → 13:47 | 00:43 | 48 min | 00:43 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Sydney | 17:40 → 15:47 | 23:33 | 48 min | 23:33 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Suva | 19:40 → 17:47 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 23 Aug |