Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 17:51 on Sat 21 Sep to 17:20 on Sun 22 Sep.

   2019-09-21T14:51:01Z → 2019-09-22T14:20:23Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:32–19:06 on the 21st, 17:31–19:06 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 75 of 95 minutes on the 21st and 0 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 615 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Doha, 2019: Saturday 21 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2019 falls on Saturday 21 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 17:51 on Sat 21 Sep to 17:20 on Sun 22 Sep and covers 75 of 95 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.