Night of Tuesday 23 August
Qualifies with 7 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:24 00:12 niśītha ends
Aṣṭamī begins 00:05:22
22:3623:0023:2423:4800:1200:3601:00
7 of 48 minutes covered, the last 7
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1932
Determinatein Chattogram, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 7 min 16 s.
Decide it for
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One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 23 August
Qualifies with 7 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
7 of 48 minutes covered, the last 7
Night of Wednesday 24 August
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:05 on Wed 24 Aug to 02:19 on Thu 25 Aug.
1932-08-23T18:12:02Z → 1932-08-24T20:25:51Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:24–00:12 on the 23rd, 23:24–00:12 on the 24th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during niśītha. It covers 7 of 48 minutes on the 23rd and 48 of 48 on the 24th.
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 436 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Chattogram, 1932: Wednesday 24 August.
confidence: determinate
In Chattogram, Janmāṣṭamī 1932 falls on Wednesday 24 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:05 on Wed 24 Aug to 02:19 on Thu 25 Aug and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 7 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 24 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 24 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 24 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chattogram. | ||
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 23rd | Covered | Niśītha 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:12 → 12:26 | 23:32 | 48 min | 23:31 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Chicago | 13:12 → 15:26 | 00:29 | 48 min | 00:29 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Jersey City | 14:12 → 16:26 | 00:35 | 48 min | 00:35 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 14:12 → 16:26 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| London | 19:12 → 21:26 | 00:39 | 48 min | 00:39 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Durban | 20:12 → 22:26 | 23:34 | 48 min | 23:34 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Dubai | 22:12 → 00:26 | 23:57 | 48 min | 23:57 | 29 min | 24 Aug |
| Delhi | 23:42 → 01:56 | 00:00 | 48 min | 23:59 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Kolkata | 23:42 → 01:56 | 23:15 | 21 min | 23:15 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Singapore | 01:12 → 03:26 | 23:43 | 0 min | 23:43 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Sydney | 04:12 → 06:26 | 23:33 | 0 min | 23:33 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Suva | 06:12 → 08:26 | 23:45 | 0 min | 23:44 | 48 min | 24 Aug |