Night of Tuesday 20 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:05 00:53 niśītha ends
Aṣṭamī begins 00:47:50
23:1723:4100:0500:2900:5301:1701:41
5 of 48 minutes covered, the last 5
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1935
Determinatein Daegu, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 5 min 25 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 20 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
5 of 48 minutes covered, the last 5
Night of Wednesday 21 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:48 on Wed 21 Aug to 23:58 on Wed 21 Aug.
1935-08-20T15:47:50Z → 1935-08-21T14:57:52Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:05–00:53 on the 20th, 00:05–00:53 on the 21st.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during niśītha. It covers 5 of 48 minutes on the 20th and 0 of 48 on the 21st.
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 325 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Daegu, 1935: Tuesday 20 August.
confidence: determinate
In Daegu, Janmāṣṭamī 1935 falls on Tuesday 20 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:48 on Wed 21 Aug to 23:58 on Wed 21 Aug and covers 5 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 20 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 20 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 20 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daegu. | ||
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 20th | Covered | Niśītha 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:48 → 06:58 | 23:32 | 48 min | 23:32 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Chicago | 10:48 → 09:58 | 00:30 | 48 min | 00:30 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Jersey City | 11:48 → 10:58 | 00:36 | 48 min | 00:36 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 11:48 → 10:58 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| London | 16:48 → 15:58 | 00:40 | 48 min | 00:40 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Durban | 17:48 → 16:58 | 23:35 | 48 min | 23:35 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Dubai | 19:48 → 18:58 | 23:58 | 48 min | 23:58 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Delhi | 21:18 → 20:28 | 00:01 | 48 min | 00:00 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Kolkata | 21:18 → 20:28 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Singapore | 23:08 → 22:18 | 00:04 | 48 min | 00:04 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Sydney | 01:48 → 00:58 | 23:34 | 0 min | 23:34 | 48 min | 21 Aug |
| Suva | 03:48 → 02:58 | 23:46 | 0 min | 23:45 | 48 min | 21 Aug |