Night of Monday 19 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:20 01:08 niśītha ends
23:3223:5600:2000:4401:0801:3201:56
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1946
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 62 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 19 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 20 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 23:18 on Mon 19 Aug to 21:14 on Tue 20 Aug.
1946-08-19T14:17:44Z → 1946-08-20T12:13:51Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:20–01:08 on the 19th, 00:20–01:08 on the 20th.
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 19th and 0 of 48 on the 20th.
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 3731 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1946: Monday 19 August.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Janmāṣṭamī 1946 falls on Monday 19 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 23:18 on Mon 19 Aug to 21:14 on Tue 20 Aug and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 19 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 19 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 19 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 19th | Covered | Niśītha 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:18 → 04:14 | 23:33 | 48 min | 23:32 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Chicago | 09:18 → 07:14 | 00:30 | 48 min | 00:30 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Jersey City | 10:18 → 08:14 | 00:36 | 48 min | 00:36 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 10:18 → 08:14 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| London | 15:18 → 13:14 | 00:40 | 48 min | 00:40 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Durban | 16:18 → 14:14 | 23:35 | 48 min | 23:35 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Dubai | 18:18 → 16:14 | 23:58 | 48 min | 23:58 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Delhi | 19:48 → 17:44 | 00:01 | 48 min | 00:01 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Kolkata | 19:48 → 17:44 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Singapore | 21:48 → 19:44 | 00:14 | 48 min | 00:14 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Sydney | 00:18 → 22:14 | 23:35 | 5 min | 23:34 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Suva | 02:18 → 00:14 | 23:46 | 0 min | 23:46 | 28 min | 20 Aug |