Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 01:59 on Sat 11 Sep to 00:58 on Sun 12 Sep.

   1971-09-11T06:58:57Z → 1971-09-12T05:57:51Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 19:09–20:40 on the 10th, 19:08–20:38 on the 11th.

   pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 0 of 90 minutes on the 10th and 91 of 91 on the 11th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one evening qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 15575 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Chicago, 1971: Saturday 11 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Chicago, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1971 falls on Saturday 11 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:59 on Sat 11 Sep to 00:58 on Sun 12 Sep and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Bhādrapada, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Kṛṣṇa · Aṣṭamī

Kāla

Pradoṣa

Priority

Unstated

Tie-break

Longer coverage, as a boundary

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 103

K 8 Mahalaksmi vrata samapana (current at moonrise), Jitastami (pradosa), Jimutavahana puja Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.