Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 11:21 on Sat 19 Sep to 10:15 on Sun 20 Sep.

   1992-09-19T08:21:15Z → 1992-09-20T07:15:30Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:33–19:08 on the 19th, 17:32–19:07 on the 20th.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 94 of 94 minutes on the 19th and 0 of 95 on the 20th.

   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 22322 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Doha, 1992: Saturday 19 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1992 falls on Saturday 19 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:21 on Sat 19 Sep to 10:15 on Sun 20 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.