Night of Sunday 12 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 23:49 00:37 niśītha ends
Aṣṭamī begins 00:01:45
23:0123:2523:4900:1300:3701:0101:25
35 of 48 minutes covered, the last 35
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1990
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 13 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 12 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
35 of 48 minutes covered, the last 35
Night of Monday 13 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:02 on Mon 13 Aug to 21:46 on Mon 13 Aug.
1990-08-13T05:01:45Z → 1990-08-14T02:45:38Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:49–00:37 on the 12th, 23:49–00:37 on the 13th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during niśītha. It covers 35 of 48 minutes on the 12th and 0 of 48 on the 13th.
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 767 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Lima, 1990: Sunday 12 August.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Janmāṣṭamī 1990 falls on Sunday 12 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:02 on Mon 13 Aug to 21:46 on Mon 13 Aug and covers 35 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 12 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 12 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 12 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Lima. | ||
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 |