Night of Sunday 28 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 23:18 00:06 niśītha ends
22:3022:5423:1823:4200:0600:3000:54
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī (Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī) · 2089
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 75 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 28 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 29 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 22:02 on Sun 28 Aug to 20:56 on Mon 29 Aug.
2089-08-28T14:02:24Z → 2089-08-29T12:55:39Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:18–00:06 on the 28th, 23:17–00:05 on the 29th.
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 28th and 0 of 48 on the 29th.
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 4517 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2089: Sunday 28 August.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Janmāṣṭamī (Krishna Janmashtami) 2089 falls on Sunday 28 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 22:02 on Sun 28 Aug to 20:56 on Mon 29 Aug and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 28 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 28 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 28 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 28th | Covered | Niśītha 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:02 → 05:56 | 00:30 | 48 min | 00:30 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Chicago | 09:02 → 07:56 | 00:28 | 48 min | 00:28 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Jersey City | 10:02 → 08:56 | 00:34 | 48 min | 00:33 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 10:02 → 08:56 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| London | 15:02 → 13:56 | 00:38 | 48 min | 00:38 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Durban | 16:02 → 14:56 | 23:33 | 48 min | 23:33 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Dubai | 18:02 → 16:56 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Delhi | 19:32 → 18:26 | 23:59 | 48 min | 23:58 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Kolkata | 19:32 → 18:26 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Singapore | 22:02 → 20:56 | 00:42 | 48 min | 00:42 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Sydney | 00:02 → 22:56 | 23:32 | 18 min | 23:32 | 0 min | 28 Aug |
| Suva | 02:02 → 00:56 | 23:44 | 0 min | 23:43 | 48 min | 29 Aug |