Evening of Saturday 3 October
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
17:38 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:15
17:1417:3818:0218:2618:5019:1419:38
97 of 97 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 2026
Determinatein Chattogram, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 548 minutes.
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22°20′ N 91°50′ E · Asia/Dhaka · GeoNames 1205733
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Saturday 3 October
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
97 of 97 minutes covered
Evening of Sunday 4 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 97 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:30 on Sat 3 Oct to 06:22 on Sun 4 Oct.
2026-10-03T02:30:08Z → 2026-10-04T00:22:13Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:38–19:15 on the 3rd, 17:37–19:15 on the 4th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 97 of 97 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 97 on the 4th.
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 32894 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Chattogram, 2026: Saturday 3 October.
confidence: determinate
In Chattogram, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2026 falls on Saturday 3 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:30 on Sat 3 Oct to 06:22 on Sun 4 Oct and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 3 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 3 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 3 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 3rd | Covered | Sunset 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:30 → 17:22 | 18:34 | 0 min | 18:33 | 0 min | 2 Oct |
| Chicago | 21:30 → 19:22 | 18:28 | 54 min | 18:27 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Jersey City | 22:30 → 20:22 | 18:35 | 99 min | 18:33 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 22:30 → 20:22 | 17:55 | 96 min | 17:54 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| London | 03:30 → 01:22 | 18:33 | 100 min | 18:31 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Durban | 04:30 → 02:22 | 17:58 | 92 min | 17:59 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Dubai | 06:30 → 04:22 | 18:04 | 97 min | 18:02 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Delhi | 08:00 → 05:52 | 18:05 | 97 min | 18:04 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Kolkata | 08:00 → 05:52 | 17:22 | 97 min | 17:21 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Singapore | 10:30 → 08:22 | 18:56 | 95 min | 18:56 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Sydney | 12:30 → 11:22 | 17:59 | 92 min | 19:00 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Suva | 14:30 → 12:22 | 18:04 | 94 min | 18:04 | 0 min | 3 Oct |