Night of Friday 6 September
Qualifies with 18 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:41 00:29 niśītha ends
Aṣṭamī begins 00:10:55
22:5323:1723:4100:0500:2900:5301:17
18 of 48 minutes covered, the last 18
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1985
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 18 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 6 September
Qualifies with 18 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
18 of 48 minutes covered, the last 18
Night of Saturday 7 September
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:11 on Sat 7 Sep to 02:12 on Sun 8 Sep.
1985-09-06T23:10:56Z → 1985-09-08T01:12:27Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:41–00:29 on the 6th, 23:41–00:29 on the 7th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during niśītha. It covers 18 of 48 minutes on the 6th and 48 of 48 on the 7th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both nights qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 1094 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Luanda, 1985: Saturday 7 September.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Janmāṣṭamī 1985 falls on Saturday 7 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:11 on Sat 7 Sep to 02:12 on Sun 8 Sep and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 18 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 7 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 7 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 7 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Luanda. | ||
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 6th | Covered | Niśītha 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:11 → 18:12 | 00:27 | 48 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Chicago | 18:11 → 20:12 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Jersey City | 19:11 → 21:12 | 00:31 | 48 min | 00:30 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 19:11 → 21:12 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| London | 00:11 → 02:12 | 00:35 | 48 min | 00:34 | 0 min | 7 Sep |
| Durban | 01:11 → 03:12 | 23:30 | 0 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 7 Sep |
| Dubai | 03:11 → 05:12 | 23:53 | 0 min | 23:52 | 0 min | 7 Sep |
| Delhi | 04:41 → 06:42 | 23:55 | 0 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 7 Sep |
| Kolkata | 04:41 → 06:42 | 23:11 | 0 min | 23:10 | 0 min | 7 Sep |
| Singapore | 07:11 → 09:12 | 00:39 | 0 min | 00:38 | 0 min | 7 Sep |
| Sydney | 09:11 → 11:12 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 7 Sep |
| Suva | 11:11 → 13:12 | 23:40 | 0 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 7 Sep |