Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 02:06 on Fri 4 Oct to 04:09 on Sat 5 Oct.

   1996-10-03T23:05:48Z → 1996-10-05T01:08:59Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:18–18:55 on the 3rd, 17:17–18:55 on the 4th.

   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 97 minutes on the 3rd and 97 of 97 on the 4th.

   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 25819 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Doha, 1996: Friday 4 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1996 falls on Friday 4 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 02:06 on Fri 4 Oct to 04:09 on Sat 5 Oct 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.