Night of Tuesday 18 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:00 00:48 niśītha ends
23:1223:3600:0000:2400:4801:1201:36
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1908
Determinatein Melbourne, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 265 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 18 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 19 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 19:35 on Tue 18 Aug to 19:28 on Wed 19 Aug.
1908-08-18T09:35:00Z → 1908-08-19T09:27:49Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:00–00:48 on the 18th, 23:59–00:47 on the 19th.
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 18th and 0 of 48 on the 19th.
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 15875 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Melbourne, 1908: Tuesday 18 August.
confidence: determinate
In Melbourne, Janmāṣṭamī 1908 falls on Tuesday 18 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 19:35 on Tue 18 Aug to 19:28 on Wed 19 Aug and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 18 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 18 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 18 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Melbourne. | ||
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 18th | Covered | Niśītha 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:35 → 01:28 | 23:33 | 48 min | 23:33 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Chicago | 03:35 → 03:28 | 23:30 | 48 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Jersey City | 04:35 → 04:28 | 23:36 | 48 min | 23:36 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 05:35 → 05:28 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| London | 09:35 → 09:28 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Durban | 11:35 → 11:28 | 23:35 | 48 min | 23:35 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Dubai | 13:16 → 13:09 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Delhi | 15:05 → 14:58 | 00:01 | 48 min | 00:01 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Kolkata | 15:05 → 14:58 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Singapore | 16:35 → 16:28 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Sydney | 19:35 → 19:28 | 23:35 | 48 min | 23:34 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Suva | 21:30 → 21:23 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 18 Aug |