Evening of Saturday 12 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
18:04 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:40
17:4018:0418:2818:5219:1619:4020:04
96 of 96 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 1998
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 135 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Saturday 12 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
96 of 96 minutes covered
Evening of Sunday 13 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 96 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 15:49 on Sat 12 Sep to 14:15 on Sun 13 Sep.
1998-09-12T14:49:21Z → 1998-09-13T13:14:48Z
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 96 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 8075 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Luanda, 1998: Saturday 12 September.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1998 falls on Saturday 12 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 15:49 on Sat 12 Sep to 14:15 on Sun 13 Sep and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 12 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 12 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 12 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 12th | Covered | Sunset 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:49 → 06:15 | 19:04 | 92 min | 19:02 | 0 min | 12 Sep |
| Chicago | 09:49 → 08:15 | 19:05 | 91 min | 19:03 | 0 min | 12 Sep |
| Jersey City | 10:49 → 09:15 | 19:10 | 91 min | 19:09 | 0 min | 12 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 10:49 → 09:15 | 18:08 | 94 min | 18:08 | 0 min | 12 Sep |
| London | 15:49 → 14:15 | 19:22 | 89 min | 19:20 | 0 min | 12 Sep |
| Durban | 16:49 → 15:15 | 17:46 | 97 min | 17:47 | 0 min | 12 Sep |
| Dubai | 18:49 → 17:15 | 18:26 | 70 min | 18:25 | 0 min | 12 Sep |
| Delhi | 20:19 → 18:45 | 18:30 | 0 min | 18:29 | 16 min | 13 Sep |
| Kolkata | 20:19 → 18:45 | 17:43 | 0 min | 17:42 | 63 min | 13 Sep |
| Singapore | 22:49 → 21:15 | 19:04 | 0 min | 19:04 | 95 min | 13 Sep |
| Sydney | 00:49 → 23:15 | 17:44 | 0 min | 17:45 | 98 min | 13 Sep |
| Suva | 02:49 → 01:15 | 18:00 | 0 min | 18:01 | 96 min | 13 Sep |