Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 10:47 on Sun 29 Sep to 11:06 on Mon 30 Sep.

   2002-09-29T04:47:15Z → 2002-09-30T05:06:20Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:33–20:08 on the 29th, 18:32–20:08 on the 30th.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 95 of 95 minutes on the 29th and 0 of 96 on the 30th.

   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.

   one day qualifies → only-day · margin 26763 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Colombo, 2002: Sunday 29 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Colombo, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2002 falls on Sunday 29 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 10:47 on Sun 29 Sep to 11:06 on Mon 30 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.