Night of Saturday 29 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 23:53 00:41 niśītha ends
Aṣṭamī begins 00:14:28
23:0523:2923:5300:1700:4101:0501:29
26 of 48 minutes covered, the last 26
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1964
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 22 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 29 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
26 of 48 minutes covered, the last 26
Night of Sunday 30 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:14 on Sun 30 Aug to 22:13 on Sun 30 Aug.
1964-08-29T22:14:28Z → 1964-08-30T20:13:02Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:53–00:41 on the 29th, 23:52–00:40 on the 30th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during niśītha. It covers 26 of 48 minutes on the 29th and 0 of 48 on the 30th.
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 1312 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Bucharest, 1964: Saturday 29 August.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Janmāṣṭamī 1964 falls on Saturday 29 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:14 on Sun 30 Aug to 22:13 on Sun 30 Aug and covers 26 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 29 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 29 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 29 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 29th | Covered | Niśītha 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:14 → 13:13 | 00:30 | 48 min | 00:29 | 0 min | 29 Aug |
| Chicago | 17:14 → 15:13 | 00:28 | 48 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 29 Aug |
| Jersey City | 18:14 → 16:13 | 00:33 | 48 min | 00:33 | 0 min | 29 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 18:14 → 16:13 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 29 Aug |
| London | 23:14 → 21:13 | 00:38 | 48 min | 00:37 | 0 min | 29 Aug |
| Durban | 00:14 → 22:13 | 23:32 | 6 min | 23:32 | 0 min | 29 Aug |
| Dubai | 02:14 → 00:13 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:55 | 18 min | 30 Aug |
| Delhi | 03:44 → 01:43 | 23:58 | 0 min | 23:58 | 48 min | 30 Aug |
| Kolkata | 03:44 → 01:43 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 48 min | 30 Aug |
| Singapore | 05:44 → 03:43 | 00:11 | 0 min | 00:11 | 48 min | 30 Aug |
| Sydney | 08:14 → 06:13 | 23:32 | 0 min | 23:31 | 48 min | 30 Aug |
| Suva | 10:14 → 08:13 | 23:43 | 0 min | 23:43 | 48 min | 30 Aug |