Night of Saturday 15 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:56 01:44 niśītha ends
00:0800:3200:5601:2001:4402:0802:32
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1987
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 61 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 15 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 16 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 23:05 on Sat 15 Aug to 23:55 on Sun 16 Aug.
1987-08-15T20:05:26Z → 1987-08-16T20:54:58Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:56–01:44 on the 15th, 00:56–01:44 on the 16th.
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 15th and 0 of 48 on the 16th.
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 3670 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Bucharest, 1987: Saturday 15 August.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Janmāṣṭamī 1987 falls on Saturday 15 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 23:05 on Sat 15 Aug to 23:55 on Sun 16 Aug and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 15 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 15 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 15 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 15th | Covered | Niśītha 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:05 → 13:55 | 00:34 | 48 min | 00:33 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Chicago | 15:05 → 15:55 | 00:31 | 48 min | 00:31 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Jersey City | 16:05 → 16:55 | 00:37 | 48 min | 00:37 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 16:05 → 16:55 | 23:47 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| London | 21:05 → 21:55 | 00:41 | 48 min | 00:41 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Durban | 22:05 → 22:55 | 23:36 | 48 min | 23:36 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Dubai | 00:05 → 00:55 | 23:59 | 42 min | 23:59 | 48 min | 16 Aug |
| Delhi | 01:35 → 02:25 | 00:02 | 0 min | 00:02 | 48 min | 16 Aug |
| Kolkata | 01:35 → 02:25 | 23:17 | 0 min | 23:17 | 48 min | 16 Aug |
| Singapore | 04:05 → 04:55 | 00:45 | 0 min | 00:45 | 48 min | 16 Aug |
| Sydney | 06:05 → 06:55 | 23:35 | 0 min | 23:35 | 48 min | 16 Aug |
| Suva | 08:05 → 08:55 | 23:47 | 0 min | 23:47 | 48 min | 16 Aug |