Night of Thursday 3 September
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:26 01:14 niśītha ends
23:3800:0200:2600:5001:1401:3802:02
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī (Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī) · 2026
Determinatein Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 510 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 3 September
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 4 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 15:56 on Thu 3 Sep to 13:44 on Fri 4 Sep.
2026-09-03T20:55:57Z → 2026-09-04T18:44:06Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:26–01:14 on the 3rd, 00:26–01:14 on the 4th.
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 3rd and 0 of 48 on the 4th.
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 30605 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Chicago, 2026: Thursday 3 September.
confidence: determinate
In Chicago, Janmāṣṭamī (Krishna Janmashtami) 2026 falls on Thursday 3 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 15:56 on Thu 3 Sep to 13:44 on Fri 4 Sep and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 3 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 3 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 3 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chicago. | ||
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 3rd | Covered | Niśītha 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:56 → 11:44 | 00:28 | 48 min | 00:28 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Chicago | 15:56 → 13:44 | 00:26 | 48 min | 00:26 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Jersey City | 16:56 → 14:44 | 00:32 | 48 min | 00:31 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 16:56 → 14:44 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| London | 21:56 → 19:44 | 00:36 | 48 min | 00:36 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Durban | 22:56 → 20:44 | 23:31 | 48 min | 23:31 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Dubai | 00:56 → 22:44 | 23:54 | 0 min | 23:54 | 0 min | 4 Sep |
| Delhi | 02:26 → 00:14 | 23:57 | 0 min | 23:56 | 18 min | 4 Sep |
| Kolkata | 02:26 → 00:14 | 23:12 | 0 min | 23:12 | 48 min | 4 Sep |
| Singapore | 04:56 → 02:44 | 00:40 | 0 min | 00:40 | 48 min | 4 Sep |
| Sydney | 06:56 → 04:44 | 23:30 | 0 min | 23:30 | 48 min | 4 Sep |
| Suva | 08:56 → 06:44 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:41 | 48 min | 4 Sep |