Janmashtami 2012 in Mapleton, Utah, United States Nishita puja muhurat 01:11–01:52 Fri, Thu 9 Aug
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When is Janmashtami 2012 in Mapleton?
Thursday 9 August
Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami (purnimanta) · Shravana Krishna Ashtami (amanta)
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Why is Janmashtami on Thu 9 Aug in Mapleton?
By the Dharmasindhu, Janmashtami is on Thu 9 Aug: Ashtami touches nishitha on both nights and it takes the later.
Ashtami holds all of nishitha, 01:12 Thu–01:52 Thu. Ashtami: 23:40 to 02:11 Fri.
Ashtami holds all of nishitha, 01:11 Fri–01:52 Fri. Ashtami: 23:40 Wed to 02:11 Fri.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−6). Band: the tithi. Box: Nishitha. Dark strip: night.
Krishna’s birth is celebrated at nishitha, the midnight muhurta. Ashtami runs from 23:40 on Wed 8 Aug to 02:11 on Fri 10 Aug, touching nishitha on both nights. When it does, the Dharmasindhu takes the later day: Thu 9 Aug. Every reading takes that day.
The rule
Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami (purnimanta) · Shravana Krishna Ashtami (amanta)
Krishna’s birth is celebrated at nishitha, the midnight muhurta.
- Smarta
- the night whose nishitha Ashtami holds; when it touches both or neither, the later (Dharmasindhu).
- Vaishnava
- a Ashtami that Saptami does not pierce, read at sunrise: Tithika’s convention.