Night of Monday 13 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:21 01:09 niśītha ends
23:3323:5700:2100:4501:0901:3301:57
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī (Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī) · 1990
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 619 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 13 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 14 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 14:02 on Mon 13 Aug to 11:46 on Tue 14 Aug.
1990-08-13T05:01:45Z → 1990-08-14T02:45:38Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:21–01:09 on the 13th, 00:21–01:09 on the 14th.
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 13th and 0 of 48 on the 14th.
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 37163 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1990: Monday 13 August.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Janmāṣṭamī (Krishna Janmashtami) 1990 falls on Monday 13 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 14:02 on Mon 13 Aug to 11:46 on Tue 14 Aug and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 13 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 13 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 13 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 13th | Covered | Niśītha 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:02 → 19:46 | 00:34 | 0 min | 00:34 | 0 min | 12 Aug |
| Chicago | 00:02 → 21:46 | 00:32 | 0 min | 00:31 | 0 min | 12 Aug |
| Jersey City | 01:02 → 22:46 | 00:37 | 0 min | 00:37 | 0 min | 12 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 01:02 → 22:46 | 23:47 | 0 min | 23:47 | 0 min | 13 Aug |
| London | 06:02 → 03:46 | 00:42 | 48 min | 00:41 | 0 min | 13 Aug |
| Durban | 07:02 → 04:46 | 23:36 | 48 min | 23:36 | 0 min | 13 Aug |
| Dubai | 09:02 → 06:46 | 00:00 | 48 min | 00:00 | 0 min | 13 Aug |
| Delhi | 10:32 → 08:16 | 00:02 | 48 min | 00:02 | 0 min | 13 Aug |
| Kolkata | 10:32 → 08:16 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 13 Aug |
| Singapore | 13:02 → 10:46 | 00:45 | 48 min | 00:45 | 0 min | 13 Aug |
| Sydney | 15:02 → 12:46 | 23:36 | 48 min | 23:36 | 0 min | 13 Aug |
| Suva | 17:02 → 14:46 | 23:47 | 48 min | 23:47 | 0 min | 13 Aug |