Night of Friday 31 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:03 00:51 niśītha ends
23:1523:3900:0300:2700:5101:1501:39
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Janmāṣṭamī (Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī) · 2029
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 66 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 31 August
Taken. The only night Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 1 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 21:01 on Fri 31 Aug to 22:57 on Sat 1 Sep.
2029-08-31T15:31:20Z → 2029-09-01T17:27:15Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:03–00:51 on the 31st, 00:03–00:51 on the 1st.
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 31st and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
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 3936 s
Ruling
Janmāṣṭamī, Ujjain, 2029: Friday 31 August.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Janmāṣṭamī (Krishna Janmashtami) 2029 falls on Friday 31 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 21:01 on Fri 31 Aug to 22:57 on Sat 1 Sep and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 31 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 31 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 31 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ujjain. | ||
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 31st | Covered | Niśītha 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:31 → 10:27 | 00:29 | 48 min | 00:29 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Chicago | 10:31 → 12:27 | 00:27 | 48 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Jersey City | 11:31 → 13:27 | 00:33 | 48 min | 00:32 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 11:31 → 13:27 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| London | 16:31 → 18:27 | 00:37 | 48 min | 00:37 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Durban | 17:31 → 19:27 | 23:32 | 48 min | 23:31 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Dubai | 19:31 → 21:27 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Delhi | 21:01 → 22:57 | 23:57 | 48 min | 23:57 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Kolkata | 21:01 → 22:57 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Singapore | 23:31 → 01:27 | 00:41 | 48 min | 00:40 | 47 min | 1 Sep |
| Sydney | 01:31 → 03:27 | 23:31 | 0 min | 23:31 | 48 min | 1 Sep |
| Suva | 03:31 → 05:27 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:42 | 48 min | 1 Sep |