Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 01:27 on Tue 18 Sep to 01:18 on Wed 19 Sep.

   2068-09-17T22:26:59Z → 2068-09-18T22:18:26Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:35–19:09 on the 17th, 17:34–19:08 on the 18th.

   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 94 minutes on the 17th and 94 of 94 on the 18th.

   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 22206 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Doha, 2068: Tuesday 18 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2068 falls on Tuesday 18 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:27 on Tue 18 Sep to 01:18 on Wed 19 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.