Evening of Wednesday 22 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
18:04 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:39
Aṣṭamī begins 18:07:15
17:4018:0418:2818:5219:1619:4020:04
92 of 95 minutes covered, the last 92
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 2027
Boundaryin Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 3 min 25 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Wednesday 22 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
92 of 95 minutes covered, the last 92
Evening of Thursday 23 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 95 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 18:07 on Wed 22 Sep to 16:28 on Thu 23 Sep.
2027-09-22T23:07:15Z → 2027-09-23T21:27:44Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:04–19:39 on the 22nd, 18:04–19:39 on the 23rd.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 92 of 95 minutes on the 22nd and 0 of 95 on the 23rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one evening qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 205 s < 300 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Lima, 2027: Wednesday 22 September.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Lima, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2027 falls on Wednesday 22 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 18:07 on Wed 22 Sep to 16:28 on Thu 23 Sep and covers 92 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa that evening. It is 3 min 25 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 22 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 22 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 22 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Lima. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/jitashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 8 Mahalaksmi vrata samapana (current at moonrise), Jitastami (pradosa), Jimutavahana puja” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Sunset 22nd | Covered | Sunset 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:07 → 14:28 | 18:50 | 95 min | 18:48 | 0 min | 22 Sep |
| Chicago | 18:07 → 16:28 | 18:48 | 95 min | 18:46 | 0 min | 22 Sep |
| Jersey City | 19:07 → 17:28 | 18:53 | 81 min | 18:52 | 0 min | 22 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 19:07 → 17:28 | 18:02 | 30 min | 18:01 | 0 min | 22 Sep |
| London | 00:07 → 22:28 | 18:59 | 0 min | 18:57 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Durban | 01:07 → 23:28 | 17:52 | 0 min | 17:52 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Dubai | 03:07 → 01:28 | 18:15 | 0 min | 18:14 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Delhi | 04:37 → 02:58 | 18:18 | 0 min | 18:17 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Kolkata | 04:37 → 02:58 | 17:33 | 0 min | 17:32 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Singapore | 07:07 → 05:28 | 19:01 | 0 min | 19:00 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Sydney | 09:07 → 07:28 | 17:51 | 0 min | 17:52 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Suva | 11:07 → 09:28 | 18:02 | 0 min | 18:02 | 95 min | 23 Sep |