Night of Friday 31 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 23:17 00:05 niśītha ends
22:2922:5323:1723:4100:0500:2900:53
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1934
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 416 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 31 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 1 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 15:11 on Fri 31 Aug to 16:20 on Sat 1 Sep.
1934-08-31T07:10:44Z → 1934-09-01T08:20:04Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:17–00:05 on the 31st, 23:16–00:04 on the 1st.
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 31st and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
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 24981 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1934: Friday 31 August.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Janmāṣṭamī 1934 falls on Friday 31 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 15:11 on Fri 31 Aug to 16:20 on Sat 1 Sep and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 31 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 31 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 31 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 31st | Covered | Niśītha 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:11 → 00:20 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Chicago | 02:11 → 03:20 | 00:27 | 48 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Jersey City | 03:11 → 04:20 | 00:33 | 48 min | 00:32 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 03:11 → 04:20 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| London | 08:11 → 09:20 | 00:37 | 48 min | 00:37 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Durban | 09:11 → 10:20 | 23:32 | 48 min | 23:32 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Dubai | 11:11 → 12:20 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Delhi | 12:41 → 13:50 | 23:58 | 48 min | 23:57 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Kolkata | 12:41 → 13:50 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Singapore | 14:31 → 15:40 | 00:01 | 48 min | 00:01 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Sydney | 17:11 → 18:20 | 23:31 | 48 min | 23:31 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Suva | 19:11 → 20:20 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 31 Aug |