Evening of Saturday 8 October
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
17:34 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:12
17:1017:3417:5818:2218:4619:1019:34
98 of 98 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 1955
Determinatein Chattogram, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 511 minutes.
Decide it for
22°20′ N 91°50′ E · Asia/Dhaka · GeoNames 1205733
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Saturday 8 October
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
98 of 98 minutes covered
Evening of Sunday 9 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 98 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:04 on Sat 8 Oct to 07:07 on Sun 9 Oct.
1955-10-08T03:03:31Z → 1955-10-09T01:07:27Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:34–19:12 on the 8th, 17:34–19:11 on the 9th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 98 of 98 minutes on the 8th and 0 of 98 on the 9th.
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 30656 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Chattogram, 1955: Saturday 8 October.
confidence: determinate
In Chattogram, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1955 falls on Saturday 8 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:04 on Sat 8 Oct to 07:07 on Sun 9 Oct and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 8 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 8 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 8 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chattogram. | ||
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 8th | Covered | Sunset 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:04 → 17:07 | 17:28 | 0 min | 17:27 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Chicago | 22:04 → 20:07 | 18:21 | 101 min | 18:20 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Jersey City | 23:04 → 21:07 | 18:28 | 100 min | 18:26 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 23:04 → 21:07 | 17:52 | 96 min | 17:52 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| London | 03:04 → 01:07 | 17:24 | 103 min | 17:22 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Durban | 05:04 → 03:07 | 18:00 | 91 min | 18:01 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Dubai | 07:04 → 05:07 | 17:59 | 98 min | 17:58 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Delhi | 08:34 → 06:37 | 18:00 | 98 min | 17:59 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Kolkata | 08:34 → 06:37 | 17:18 | 98 min | 17:17 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Singapore | 10:34 → 08:37 | 18:25 | 95 min | 18:25 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Sydney | 13:04 → 11:07 | 18:02 | 91 min | 18:03 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Suva | 15:04 → 13:07 | 18:05 | 93 min | 18:05 | 0 min | 8 Oct |