Night of Thursday 20 August
Qualifies with 34 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:46 00:34 niśītha ends
Aṣṭamī begins 00:00:24
22:5823:2223:4600:1000:3400:5801:22
34 of 48 minutes covered, the last 34
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 2076
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 14 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 20 August
Qualifies with 34 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
34 of 48 minutes covered, the last 34
Night of Friday 21 August
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
29 of 48 minutes covered, the first 29
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:00 on Fri 21 Aug to 00:15 on Sat 22 Aug.
2076-08-20T23:00:25Z → 2076-08-21T23:14:35Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:46–00:34 on the 20th, 23:46–00:34 on the 21st.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during niśītha. It covers 34 of 48 minutes on the 20th and 29 of 48 on the 21st.
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 846 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Luanda, 2076: Friday 21 August.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Janmāṣṭamī 2076 falls on Friday 21 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:00 on Fri 21 Aug to 00:15 on Sat 22 Aug and covers 29 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 34 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 21 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 21 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 21 Aug |
| 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 20th | Covered | Niśītha 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:00 → 16:15 | 00:32 | 48 min | 00:32 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Chicago | 18:00 → 18:15 | 00:30 | 48 min | 00:30 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Jersey City | 19:00 → 19:15 | 00:36 | 48 min | 00:36 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 19:00 → 19:15 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| London | 00:00 → 00:15 | 00:40 | 48 min | 00:40 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Durban | 01:00 → 01:15 | 23:35 | 0 min | 23:35 | 48 min | 21 Aug |
| Dubai | 03:00 → 03:15 | 23:58 | 0 min | 23:58 | 48 min | 21 Aug |
| Delhi | 04:30 → 04:45 | 00:01 | 0 min | 00:00 | 48 min | 21 Aug |
| Kolkata | 04:30 → 04:45 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:16 | 48 min | 21 Aug |
| Singapore | 07:00 → 07:15 | 00:44 | 0 min | 00:44 | 48 min | 21 Aug |
| Sydney | 09:00 → 09:15 | 23:34 | 0 min | 23:34 | 48 min | 21 Aug |
| Suva | 11:00 → 11:15 | 23:46 | 0 min | 23:45 | 48 min | 21 Aug |