Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 01:55 on Thu 18 Sep to 04:03 on Fri 19 Sep.

   2003-09-18T05:55:25Z → 2003-09-19T08:02:50Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:51–19:26 on the 17th, 17:51–19:26 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 95 minutes on the 17th and 95 of 95 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 23356 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Georgetown, 2003: Thursday 18 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Georgetown, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2003 falls on Thursday 18 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:55 on Thu 18 Sep to 04:03 on Fri 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.