Evening of Friday 12 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
18:04 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:40
Aṣṭamī begins 18:06:05
17:4018:0418:2818:5219:1619:4020:04
94 of 96 minutes covered, the last 94
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 2036
Boundaryin Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 1 min 59 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Friday 12 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
94 of 96 minutes covered, the last 94
Evening of Saturday 13 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 96 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 18:06 on Fri 12 Sep to 16:45 on Sat 13 Sep.
2036-09-12T23:06:05Z → 2036-09-13T21:44:35Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:04–19:40 on the 12th, 18:04–19:40 on the 13th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 94 of 96 minutes on the 12th and 0 of 96 on the 13th.
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 119 s < 300 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Lima, 2036: Friday 12 September.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Lima, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2036 falls on Friday 12 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 18:06 on Fri 12 Sep to 16:45 on Sat 13 Sep and covers 94 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa that evening. It is 1 min 59 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 12 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 12 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 12 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 12th | Covered | Sunset 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:06 → 14:45 | 19:02 | 92 min | 19:01 | 0 min | 12 Sep |
| Chicago | 18:06 → 16:45 | 19:04 | 91 min | 19:02 | 0 min | 12 Sep |
| Jersey City | 19:06 → 17:45 | 19:09 | 92 min | 19:07 | 0 min | 12 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 19:06 → 17:45 | 18:08 | 36 min | 18:07 | 0 min | 12 Sep |
| London | 00:06 → 22:45 | 19:20 | 0 min | 19:18 | 90 min | 13 Sep |
| Durban | 01:06 → 23:45 | 17:47 | 0 min | 17:47 | 97 min | 13 Sep |
| Dubai | 03:06 → 01:45 | 18:25 | 0 min | 18:24 | 93 min | 13 Sep |
| Delhi | 04:36 → 03:15 | 18:29 | 0 min | 18:28 | 93 min | 13 Sep |
| Kolkata | 04:36 → 03:15 | 17:42 | 0 min | 17:41 | 94 min | 13 Sep |
| Singapore | 07:06 → 05:45 | 19:04 | 0 min | 19:04 | 95 min | 13 Sep |
| Sydney | 09:06 → 07:45 | 17:45 | 0 min | 17:45 | 97 min | 13 Sep |
| Suva | 11:06 → 09:45 | 18:01 | 0 min | 18:01 | 96 min | 13 Sep |