Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 13:57 on Mon 14 Sep to 15:40 on Tue 15 Sep.

   1987-09-14T10:57:13Z → 1987-09-15T12:39:50Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:40–19:13 on the 14th, 17:39–19:12 on the 15th.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 93 of 93 minutes on the 14th and 0 of 94 on the 15th.

   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 7120 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Doha, 1987: Monday 14 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1987 falls on Monday 14 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 13:57 on Mon 14 Sep to 15:40 on Tue 15 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.