Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 12:40 on Thu 3 Oct to 10:44 on Fri 4 Oct.

   1912-10-03T09:43:17Z → 1912-10-04T07:47:04Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:46–19:24 on the 3rd, 17:44–19:23 on the 4th.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 98 of 98 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 98 on the 4th.

   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 18329 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Mosul, 1912: Thursday 3 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Mosul, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1912 falls on Thursday 3 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:40 on Thu 3 Oct to 10:44 on Fri 4 Oct 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.