Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 01:39 on Tue 2 Oct to 23:47 on Tue 2 Oct.

   2018-10-01T22:39:25Z → 2018-10-02T20:47:26Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:21–18:57 on the 1st, 17:20–18:57 on the 2nd.

   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 1st and 97 of 97 on the 2nd.

   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 17449 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Doha, 2018: Tuesday 2 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2018 falls on Tuesday 2 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:39 on Tue 2 Oct to 23:47 on Tue 2 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.