Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 08:47 on Tue 28 Sep to 11:00 on Wed 29 Sep.

   2021-09-28T12:47:12Z → 2021-09-29T15:00:07Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 19:18–20:56 on the 28th, 19:17–20:54 on the 29th.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 97 of 97 minutes on the 28th and 0 of 97 on the 29th.

   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 29801 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Columbus, 2021: Tuesday 28 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Columbus, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2021 falls on Tuesday 28 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:47 on Tue 28 Sep to 11:00 on Wed 29 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.