Night of Thursday 21 August
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:39 00:27 niśītha ends
22:5123:1523:3900:0300:2700:5101:15
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1924
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 24 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 21 August
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 22 August
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
24 of 48 minutes covered, the first 24
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 21:50 on Thu 21 Aug to 00:03 on Sat 23 Aug.
1924-08-21T20:05:37Z → 1924-08-22T22:19:04Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:39–00:27 on the 21st, 23:39–00:27 on the 22nd.
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 21st and 24 of 48 on the 22nd.
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 1411 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Bucharest, 1924: Friday 22 August.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Janmāṣṭamī 1924 falls on Friday 22 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 21:50 on Thu 21 Aug to 00:03 on Sat 23 Aug and covers 24 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 48 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 22 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 22 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 22 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
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 21st | Covered | Niśītha 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:06 → 14:19 | 23:32 | 48 min | 23:32 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Chicago | 15:06 → 17:19 | 00:30 | 48 min | 00:29 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Jersey City | 16:06 → 18:19 | 00:35 | 48 min | 00:35 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 16:06 → 18:19 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| London | 21:06 → 23:19 | 00:40 | 48 min | 00:40 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Durban | 22:06 → 00:19 | 23:35 | 48 min | 23:34 | 45 min | 22 Aug |
| Dubai | 00:06 → 02:19 | 23:58 | 40 min | 23:58 | 48 min | 22 Aug |
| Delhi | 01:36 → 03:49 | 00:00 | 0 min | 00:00 | 48 min | 22 Aug |
| Kolkata | 01:36 → 03:49 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:15 | 48 min | 22 Aug |
| Singapore | 03:06 → 05:19 | 23:44 | 0 min | 23:43 | 48 min | 22 Aug |
| Sydney | 06:06 → 08:19 | 23:34 | 0 min | 23:34 | 48 min | 22 Aug |
| Suva | 08:06 → 10:19 | 23:45 | 0 min | 23:45 | 48 min | 22 Aug |