Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 21:34 on Mon 22 Sep to 21:48 on Tue 23 Sep.

   1997-09-23T01:34:25Z → 1997-09-24T01:47:38Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:42–20:17 on the 22nd, 18:41–20:17 on the 23rd.

   pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 0 of 95 minutes on the 22nd and 95 of 95 on the 23rd.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one evening qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 4628 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Maracaibo, 1997: Tuesday 23 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Maracaibo, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1997 falls on Tuesday 23 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 21:34 on Mon 22 Sep to 21:48 on Tue 23 Sep and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Bhādrapada, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Kṛṣṇa · Aṣṭamī

Kāla

Pradoṣa

Priority

Unstated

Tie-break

Longer coverage, as a boundary

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 103

K 8 Mahalaksmi vrata samapana (current at moonrise), Jitastami (pradosa), Jimutavahana puja Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.