Evening of Thursday 10 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
18:06 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:45
17:4218:0618:3018:5419:1819:4220:06
99 of 99 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 2020
Determinatein Melbourne, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 602 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Thursday 10 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
99 of 99 minutes covered
Evening of Friday 11 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 98 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 06:36 on Thu 10 Sep to 08:05 on Fri 11 Sep.
2020-09-09T20:36:14Z → 2020-09-10T22:05:18Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:06–19:45 on the 10th, 18:07–19:46 on the 11th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 99 of 99 minutes on the 10th and 0 of 98 on the 11th.
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 36110 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Melbourne, 2020: Thursday 10 September.
confidence: determinate
In Melbourne, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2020 falls on Thursday 10 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 06:36 on Thu 10 Sep to 08:05 on Fri 11 Sep and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 10 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 10 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 10 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Melbourne. | ||
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 9th | Covered | Sunset 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:36 → 15:05 | 19:07 | 92 min | 19:05 | 0 min | 9 Sep |
| Chicago | 15:36 → 17:05 | 19:09 | 90 min | 19:07 | 0 min | 9 Sep |
| Jersey City | 16:36 → 18:05 | 19:14 | 90 min | 19:13 | 0 min | 9 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 16:36 → 18:05 | 18:10 | 94 min | 18:09 | 0 min | 9 Sep |
| London | 21:36 → 23:05 | 19:28 | 0 min | 19:25 | 89 min | 10 Sep |
| Durban | 22:36 → 00:05 | 17:45 | 0 min | 17:46 | 98 min | 10 Sep |
| Dubai | 00:36 → 02:05 | 18:29 | 0 min | 18:28 | 93 min | 10 Sep |
| Delhi | 02:06 → 03:35 | 18:33 | 0 min | 18:32 | 92 min | 10 Sep |
| Kolkata | 02:06 → 03:35 | 17:45 | 0 min | 17:44 | 93 min | 10 Sep |
| Singapore | 04:36 → 06:05 | 19:05 | 0 min | 19:05 | 95 min | 10 Sep |
| Sydney | 06:36 → 08:05 | 17:42 | 0 min | 17:43 | 98 min | 10 Sep |
| Suva | 08:36 → 10:05 | 18:00 | 0 min | 18:00 | 97 min | 10 Sep |