Basics:
- Hindu day is from one sunrise to another sunrise.
- Hindu night is from sunset to next sunrise it doesn't end at 12:00 midnight.
- Midnight definition is middle of the night and hence exactly half of the (today's sunset - nextday's sunrise).
- Nishitha kala is 8th muhurtha which includes midnight means 24 minutes (1 ghatika on either side of the midnight).
- Krishna Jansmasthami needs to be observed when Asthami prevails during nishitha kala it doesn't matter which tithi is in the morning if there is a rohini nakshatra next day and asthami doesn't prevail during midnight next day take the next day otherwise previous day. Asthami + Rohini nakshatra yoga is primary otherwise Astami prevailing during midnight is taken. If exists on both days then take the second.
- Sunrise on August 13th, 2009. 6:07 AM,
- Sunset on August 12th, 20:21 PM.
- Length of night is 9:47 minutes.
- Midnight is never 12:00 as the sun doesn't rise at 6:00AM and sets at 6:00 PM.
- Actual midnight is (next day sunrise - previousday sunset) / 2.
- Midnight will be 1:14 AM on August 13 th 2009
- Tithi saptami ends in seattle at on Aug 12, 2009 24:26 (00:26 on ...Aug 13).
- Hence asthami prevails before midnight nishitha kala
- Nishita kala is the eighth muhurtha.
- Nishita kala starts on August 13th morning and 12th night from 00:40 lasts till 1:38.
- Asthami ends on aug 13th in Seattle at 23:15 and it isn't prevailing on midnight of 13th.
- Additionally there is no yoga of Rohini nakshatra (krishna's birth nakshatra) on August 13th
- Hence in the pacific time zone Janmashami for fasting is on August 12th not august 13th.
- For CST, MST, PST time zones of America, Janmasthami is on August 13th.
This is as per dharmagranthas like nirnyasindhu, dharmsindhu, tithi nirnay etc....
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