Night of Thursday 25 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 22:57 23:45 niśītha ends
Aṣṭamī begins 22:09:49
22:0922:3322:5723:2123:4500:0900:33
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 1921
Determinatein Recife, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 48 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 25 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 26 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 22:10 on Thu 25 Aug to 21:21 on Fri 26 Aug.
1921-08-26T01:09:50Z → 1921-08-27T00:21:18Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 22:57–23:45 on the 25th, 22:57–23:45 on the 26th.
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 25th and 0 of 48 on the 26th.
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 2854 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Recife, 1921: Thursday 25 August.
confidence: determinate
In Recife, Janmāṣṭamī 1921 falls on Thursday 25 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 22:10 on Thu 25 Aug to 21:21 on Fri 26 Aug and covers all 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 Recife. | ||
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 26th | Covered | Niśītha 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:10 → 16:21 | 23:31 | 0 min | 23:30 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Chicago | 20:10 → 19:21 | 00:28 | 0 min | 00:28 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Jersey City | 21:10 → 20:21 | 00:34 | 0 min | 00:34 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 21:10 → 20:21 | 23:44 | 0 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| London | 02:10 → 01:21 | 00:39 | 43 min | 00:38 | 0 min | 26 Aug |
| Durban | 03:10 → 02:21 | 23:33 | 48 min | 23:33 | 0 min | 26 Aug |
| Dubai | 05:10 → 04:21 | 23:57 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 26 Aug |
| Delhi | 06:40 → 05:51 | 23:59 | 48 min | 23:59 | 0 min | 26 Aug |
| Kolkata | 06:40 → 05:51 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 26 Aug |
| Singapore | 08:10 → 07:21 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 26 Aug |
| Sydney | 11:10 → 10:21 | 23:33 | 48 min | 23:32 | 0 min | 26 Aug |
| Suva | 13:10 → 12:21 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 26 Aug |