Night of Wednesday 24 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 23:31 00:19 niśītha ends
22:4323:0723:3123:5500:1900:4301:07
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī · 2016
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 224 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 24 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 25 August
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 19:47 on Wed 24 Aug to 17:38 on Thu 25 Aug.
2016-08-24T16:47:20Z → 2016-08-25T14:37:49Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:31–00:19 on the 24th, 23:31–00:19 on the 25th.
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 24th and 0 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 13443 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Riyadh, 2016: Wednesday 24 August.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Janmāṣṭamī 2016 falls on Wednesday 24 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 19:47 on Wed 24 Aug to 17:38 on Thu 25 Aug and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 24 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 24 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 24 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Riyadh. | ||
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 |