Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 21:10 on Sun 21 Sep to 19:02 on Mon 22 Sep.

   2008-09-21T18:09:43Z → 2008-09-22T16:01:43Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:31–19:06 on the 21st, 17:30–19:05 on the 22nd.

   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 21st and 92 of 95 on the 22nd.

   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 197 s < 300 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Doha, 2008: Monday 22 September.

   confidence: boundary (margin)

In Doha, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2008 falls on Monday 22 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 21:10 on Sun 21 Sep to 19:02 on Mon 22 Sep and covers 92 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa that evening. It is 3 min 17 s from a threshold. The rule does not settle this date cleanly.

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.