Evening of Sunday 26 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
17:39 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:15
Aṣṭamī begins 18:42:41
17:1517:3918:0318:2718:5119:1519:39
32 of 96 minutes covered, the last 32
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 1937
Determinatein Algiers, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 32 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Sunday 26 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
32 of 96 minutes covered, the last 32
Evening of Monday 27 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 96 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 18:43 on Sun 26 Sep to 16:48 on Mon 27 Sep.
1937-09-26T18:42:41Z → 1937-09-27T16:47:37Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:39–19:15 on the 26th, 17:38–19:14 on the 27th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 32 of 96 minutes on the 26th and 0 of 96 on the 27th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one evening qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 1946 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Algiers, 1937: Sunday 26 September.
confidence: determinate
In Algiers, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1937 falls on Sunday 26 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 18:43 on Sun 26 Sep to 16:48 on Mon 27 Sep and covers 32 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 26 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 26 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 26 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Algiers. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/jitashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 8 Mahalaksmi vrata samapana (current at moonrise), Jitastami (pradosa), Jimutavahana puja” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Sunset 26th | Covered | Sunset 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:43 → 08:48 | 17:44 | 96 min | 17:43 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Chicago | 12:43 → 10:48 | 17:41 | 96 min | 17:39 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Jersey City | 13:43 → 11:48 | 17:47 | 96 min | 17:45 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 14:43 → 12:48 | 18:00 | 95 min | 17:59 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| London | 19:43 → 17:48 | 18:50 | 44 min | 18:48 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Durban | 20:43 → 18:48 | 17:54 | 0 min | 17:54 | 53 min | 27 Sep |
| Dubai | 22:43 → 20:48 | 18:11 | 0 min | 18:10 | 96 min | 27 Sep |
| Delhi | 00:13 → 22:18 | 18:13 | 0 min | 18:12 | 96 min | 27 Sep |
| Kolkata | 00:13 → 22:18 | 17:29 | 0 min | 17:28 | 96 min | 27 Sep |
| Singapore | 02:03 → 00:08 | 18:19 | 0 min | 18:19 | 95 min | 27 Sep |
| Sydney | 04:43 → 02:48 | 17:53 | 0 min | 17:54 | 94 min | 27 Sep |
| Suva | 06:43 → 04:48 | 18:03 | 0 min | 18:03 | 95 min | 27 Sep |