Night of Friday 30 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:32 01:20 niśītha ends
23:4400:0800:3200:5601:2001:4402:08
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 2002
Determinatein Cairo, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 385 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 30 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 31 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 16:45 on Fri 30 Aug to 18:07 on Sat 31 Aug.
2002-08-30T13:45:26Z → 2002-08-31T15:06:51Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:32–01:20 on the 30th, 00:31–01:19 on the 31st.
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 30th and 0 of 48 on the 31st.
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 23074 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Cairo, 2002: Friday 30 August.
confidence: determinate
In Cairo, Janmāṣṭamī 2002 falls on Friday 30 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 16:45 on Fri 30 Aug to 18:07 on Sat 31 Aug and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 30 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 30 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 30 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Cairo. | ||
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 30th | Covered | Niśītha 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:45 → 08:07 | 00:30 | 48 min | 00:29 | 0 min | 30 Aug |
| Chicago | 08:45 → 10:07 | 00:27 | 48 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 30 Aug |
| Jersey City | 09:45 → 11:07 | 00:33 | 48 min | 00:33 | 0 min | 30 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 09:45 → 11:07 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 30 Aug |
| London | 14:45 → 16:07 | 00:37 | 48 min | 00:37 | 0 min | 30 Aug |
| Durban | 15:45 → 17:07 | 23:32 | 48 min | 23:32 | 0 min | 30 Aug |
| Dubai | 17:45 → 19:07 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 30 Aug |
| Delhi | 19:15 → 20:37 | 23:58 | 48 min | 23:58 | 0 min | 30 Aug |
| Kolkata | 19:15 → 20:37 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 30 Aug |
| Singapore | 21:45 → 23:07 | 00:41 | 48 min | 00:41 | 0 min | 30 Aug |
| Sydney | 23:45 → 01:07 | 23:32 | 34 min | 23:31 | 48 min | 31 Aug |
| Suva | 01:45 → 03:07 | 23:43 | 0 min | 23:43 | 48 min | 31 Aug |