Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 17:42 on Thu 26 Sep to 20:10 on Fri 27 Sep.

   2013-09-26T14:42:18Z → 2013-09-27T17:09:46Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:26–19:02 on the 26th, 17:25–19:01 on the 27th.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 79 of 96 minutes on the 26th and 96 of 96 on the 27th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Both evenings qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.

   priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 990 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Doha, 2013: Friday 27 September.

   confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)

In Doha, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2013 falls on Friday 27 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 17:42 on Thu 26 Sep to 20:10 on Fri 27 Sep and covers all of pradoṣa that evening. It also reaches the previous evening for 79 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled. 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.