Evening of Sunday 21 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
18:03 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:38
Aṣṭamī begins 19:09:42
17:3918:0318:2718:5119:1519:3920:03
28 of 95 minutes covered, the last 28
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 2008
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 28 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Sunday 21 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
28 of 95 minutes covered, the last 28
Evening of Monday 22 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 95 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 19:10 on Sun 21 Sep to 17:02 on Mon 22 Sep.
2008-09-21T18:09:43Z → 2008-09-22T16:01:43Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:03–19:38 on the 21st, 18:03–19:38 on the 22nd.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 28 of 95 minutes on the 21st and 0 of 95 on the 22nd.
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 1698 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Luanda, 2008: Sunday 21 September.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2008 falls on Sunday 21 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 19:10 on Sun 21 Sep to 17:02 on Mon 22 Sep and covers 28 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 21 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 21 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 21 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 21st | Covered | Sunset 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:10 → 09:02 | 18:50 | 95 min | 18:49 | 0 min | 21 Sep |
| Chicago | 13:10 → 11:02 | 18:48 | 95 min | 18:47 | 0 min | 21 Sep |
| Jersey City | 14:10 → 12:02 | 18:54 | 95 min | 18:52 | 0 min | 21 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 14:10 → 12:02 | 18:02 | 95 min | 18:02 | 0 min | 21 Sep |
| London | 19:10 → 17:02 | 19:00 | 85 min | 18:58 | 0 min | 21 Sep |
| Durban | 20:10 → 18:02 | 17:51 | 0 min | 17:52 | 10 min | 22 Sep |
| Dubai | 22:10 → 20:02 | 18:16 | 0 min | 18:15 | 95 min | 22 Sep |
| Delhi | 23:40 → 21:32 | 18:18 | 0 min | 18:17 | 95 min | 22 Sep |
| Kolkata | 23:40 → 21:32 | 17:34 | 0 min | 17:33 | 95 min | 22 Sep |
| Singapore | 02:10 → 00:02 | 19:01 | 0 min | 19:00 | 95 min | 22 Sep |
| Sydney | 04:10 → 02:02 | 17:51 | 0 min | 17:51 | 95 min | 22 Sep |
| Suva | 06:10 → 04:02 | 18:02 | 0 min | 18:02 | 95 min | 22 Sep |