Evening of Sunday 26 September
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither evening; this is the day it falls on.
18:02 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:37
Aṣṭamī begins 19:42:41
17:3818:0218:2618:5019:1419:3820:02
0 of 95 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 1937
Boundaryin Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Aṣṭamī reaches pradoṣa on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Sunday 26 September
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither evening; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 95 minutes covered
Evening of Monday 27 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 95 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 19:43 on Sun 26 Sep to 17:48 on Mon 27 Sep.
1937-09-26T18:42:41Z → 1937-09-27T16:47:37Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:02–19:37 on the 26th, 18:02–19:37 on the 27th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 0 of 95 minutes on the 26th and 0 of 95 on the 27th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Neither evening qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: unstated → tithi-day · margin 325 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Luanda, 1937: Sunday 26 September.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Luanda, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1937 falls on Sunday 26 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 19:43 on Sun 26 Sep to 17:48 on Mon 27 Sep, and reaches pradoṣa on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 26 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 26 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 26 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Luanda. | ||
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 26th | Covered | Sunset 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:43 → 08:48 | 17:44 | 96 min | 17:43 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Chicago | 12:43 → 10:48 | 17:41 | 96 min | 17:39 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Jersey City | 13:43 → 11:48 | 17:47 | 96 min | 17:45 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 14:43 → 12:48 | 18:00 | 95 min | 17:59 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| London | 19:43 → 17:48 | 18:50 | 44 min | 18:48 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Durban | 20:43 → 18:48 | 17:54 | 0 min | 17:54 | 53 min | 27 Sep |
| Dubai | 22:43 → 20:48 | 18:11 | 0 min | 18:10 | 96 min | 27 Sep |
| Delhi | 00:13 → 22:18 | 18:13 | 0 min | 18:12 | 96 min | 27 Sep |
| Kolkata | 00:13 → 22:18 | 17:29 | 0 min | 17:28 | 96 min | 27 Sep |
| Singapore | 02:03 → 00:08 | 18:19 | 0 min | 18:19 | 95 min | 27 Sep |
| Sydney | 04:43 → 02:48 | 17:53 | 0 min | 17:54 | 94 min | 27 Sep |
| Suva | 06:43 → 04:48 | 18:03 | 0 min | 18:03 | 95 min | 27 Sep |