Night of Friday 20 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:20 00:08 niśītha ends
22:3222:5623:2023:4400:0800:3200:56
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1954
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 17 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 20 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 21 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
31 of 48 minutes covered, the first 31
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:56 on Sat 21 Aug to 23:50 on Sat 21 Aug.
1954-08-20T17:55:54Z → 1954-08-21T15:50:06Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:20–00:08 on the 20th, 23:19–00:07 on the 21st.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 20th and 31 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 1041 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1954: Saturday 21 August.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Janmāṣṭamī 1954 falls on Saturday 21 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:56 on Sat 21 Aug to 23:50 on Sat 21 Aug and covers 31 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 21 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 21 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 21 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 20th | Covered | Niśītha 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:56 → 08:50 | 00:32 | 48 min | 00:32 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Chicago | 12:56 → 10:50 | 00:30 | 48 min | 00:30 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Jersey City | 13:56 → 11:50 | 00:36 | 48 min | 00:36 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 13:56 → 11:50 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| London | 18:56 → 16:50 | 00:40 | 48 min | 00:40 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Durban | 19:56 → 17:50 | 23:35 | 48 min | 23:35 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Dubai | 21:56 → 19:50 | 23:58 | 48 min | 23:58 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Delhi | 23:26 → 21:20 | 00:01 | 48 min | 00:00 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Kolkata | 23:26 → 21:20 | 23:16 | 38 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Singapore | 01:26 → 23:20 | 00:14 | 0 min | 00:14 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Sydney | 03:56 → 01:50 | 23:34 | 0 min | 23:34 | 48 min | 21 Aug |
| Suva | 05:56 → 03:50 | 23:46 | 0 min | 23:45 | 48 min | 21 Aug |