Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 07:09 on Fri 7 Oct to 08:06 on Sat 8 Oct.

   2050-10-07T04:08:46Z → 2050-10-08T05:06:04Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:14–18:52 on the 7th, 17:13–18:51 on the 8th.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 98 of 98 minutes on the 7th and 0 of 98 on the 8th.

   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 32834 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Doha, 2050: Friday 7 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2050 falls on Friday 7 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 07:09 on Fri 7 Oct to 08:06 on Sat 8 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.