Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 17:49 on Sat 12 Sep to 16:15 on Sun 13 Sep.

   1998-09-12T14:49:21Z → 1998-09-13T13:14:48Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:41–19:14 on the 12th, 17:40–19:14 on the 13th.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 85 of 93 minutes on the 12th and 0 of 93 on the 13th.

   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 478 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Doha, 1998: Saturday 12 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1998 falls on Saturday 12 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 17:49 on Sat 12 Sep to 16:15 on Sun 13 Sep and covers 85 of 93 minutes 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.