Night of Wednesday 24 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:58 00:46 niśītha ends
23:1023:3423:5800:2200:4601:1001:34
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 2016
Determinatein Melbourne, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 7 min 57 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 24 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 25 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
40 of 48 minutes covered, the first 40
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 02:47 on Thu 25 Aug to 00:38 on Fri 26 Aug.
2016-08-24T16:47:20Z → 2016-08-25T14:37:49Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:58–00:46 on the 24th, 23:58–00:46 on the 25th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 40 of 48 on the 25th.
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 477 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Melbourne, 2016: Thursday 25 August.
confidence: determinate
In Melbourne, Janmāṣṭamī 2016 falls on Thursday 25 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 02:47 on Thu 25 Aug to 00:38 on Fri 26 Aug and covers 40 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 25 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 25 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 25 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 24th | Covered | Niśītha 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:47 → 07:38 | 00:31 | 48 min | 00:31 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Chicago | 11:47 → 09:38 | 00:29 | 48 min | 00:29 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Jersey City | 12:47 → 10:38 | 00:35 | 48 min | 00:34 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 12:47 → 10:38 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| London | 17:47 → 15:38 | 00:39 | 48 min | 00:39 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Durban | 18:47 → 16:38 | 23:34 | 48 min | 23:33 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Dubai | 20:47 → 18:38 | 23:57 | 48 min | 23:57 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Delhi | 22:17 → 20:08 | 23:59 | 48 min | 23:59 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Kolkata | 22:17 → 20:08 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Singapore | 00:47 → 22:38 | 00:43 | 43 min | 00:42 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Sydney | 02:47 → 00:38 | 23:33 | 0 min | 23:33 | 48 min | 25 Aug |
| Suva | 04:47 → 02:38 | 23:44 | 0 min | 23:44 | 48 min | 25 Aug |