Evening of Monday 22 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
18:06 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:40
17:4218:0618:3018:5419:1819:4220:06
0 of 94 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 1913
Determinatein Berlin, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 332 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Monday 22 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 94 minutes covered
Evening of Tuesday 23 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
95 of 95 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:38 on Tue 23 Sep to 01:10 on Wed 24 Sep.
1913-09-23T00:38:21Z → 1913-09-24T00:10:24Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:06–19:40 on the 22nd, 18:04–19:39 on the 23rd.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 0 of 94 minutes on the 22nd and 95 of 95 on the 23rd.
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 19908 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Berlin, 1913: Tuesday 23 September.
confidence: determinate
In Berlin, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1913 falls on Tuesday 23 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:38 on Tue 23 Sep to 01:10 on Wed 24 Sep and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 23 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 23 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 23 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Berlin. | ||
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 23rd | Covered | Sunset 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:38 → 16:10 | 17:49 | 0 min | 17:47 | 0 min | 22 Sep |
| Chicago | 18:38 → 18:10 | 17:47 | 24 min | 17:45 | 0 min | 22 Sep |
| Jersey City | 19:38 → 19:10 | 17:52 | 78 min | 17:51 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 20:38 → 20:10 | 18:02 | 95 min | 18:01 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| London | 00:38 → 00:10 | 17:58 | 95 min | 17:55 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Durban | 02:38 → 02:10 | 17:52 | 95 min | 17:52 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Dubai | 04:19 → 03:51 | 17:56 | 95 min | 17:55 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Delhi | 06:08 → 05:40 | 18:17 | 95 min | 18:16 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Kolkata | 06:08 → 05:40 | 17:33 | 95 min | 17:32 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Singapore | 07:38 → 07:10 | 18:00 | 95 min | 18:00 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Sydney | 10:38 → 10:10 | 17:51 | 95 min | 17:52 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Suva | 12:33 → 12:05 | 17:57 | 95 min | 17:57 | 0 min | 23 Sep |