Night of Tuesday 28 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 23:53 00:41 niśītha ends
23:0523:2923:5300:1700:4101:0501:29
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1956
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 305 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 28 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 29 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 18:48 on Tue 28 Aug to 17:30 on Wed 29 Aug.
1956-08-28T16:47:46Z → 1956-08-29T15:29:33Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:53–00:41 on the 28th, 23:53–00:41 on the 29th.
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 28th and 0 of 48 on the 29th.
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 18309 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Bucharest, 1956: Tuesday 28 August.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Janmāṣṭamī 1956 falls on Tuesday 28 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 18:48 on Tue 28 Aug to 17:30 on Wed 29 Aug and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 28 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 28 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 28 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 28th | Covered | Niśītha 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:48 → 08:30 | 00:30 | 48 min | 00:30 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Chicago | 11:48 → 10:30 | 00:28 | 48 min | 00:28 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Jersey City | 12:48 → 11:30 | 00:34 | 48 min | 00:33 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 12:48 → 11:30 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| London | 17:48 → 16:30 | 00:38 | 48 min | 00:38 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Durban | 18:48 → 17:30 | 23:33 | 48 min | 23:32 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Dubai | 20:48 → 19:30 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Delhi | 22:18 → 21:00 | 23:58 | 48 min | 23:58 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Kolkata | 22:18 → 21:00 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Singapore | 00:18 → 23:00 | 00:12 | 42 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Sydney | 02:48 → 01:30 | 23:32 | 0 min | 23:32 | 48 min | 29 Aug |
| Suva | 04:48 → 03:30 | 23:43 | 0 min | 23:43 | 48 min | 29 Aug |