Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 10:43 on Fri 25 Sep to 08:43 on Sat 26 Sep.

   2043-09-25T07:43:07Z → 2043-09-26T05:42:50Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:27–19:03 on the 25th, 17:26–19:02 on the 26th.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 96 of 96 minutes on the 25th and 0 of 96 on the 26th.

   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 24246 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Doha, 2043: Friday 25 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2043 falls on Friday 25 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 10:43 on Fri 25 Sep to 08:43 on Sat 26 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.