Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 20:56 on Sat 24 Sep to 22:34 on Sun 25 Sep.

   2005-09-24T17:56:00Z → 2005-09-25T19:34:06Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:28–19:03 on the 24th, 17:27–19:03 on the 25th.

   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 95 minutes on the 24th and 96 of 96 on the 25th.

   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 6752 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Doha, 2005: Sunday 25 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2005 falls on Sunday 25 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 20:56 on Sat 24 Sep to 22:34 on Sun 25 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.