Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 12:08 on Sun 4 Oct to 12:16 on Mon 5 Oct.

   2015-10-04T09:08:22Z → 2015-10-05T09:15:31Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:37–20:14 on the 4th, 18:36–20:13 on the 5th.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 96 of 96 minutes on the 4th and 0 of 97 on the 5th.

   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 22854 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Omdurman, 2015: Sunday 4 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Omdurman, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2015 falls on Sunday 4 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:08 on Sun 4 Oct to 12:16 on Mon 5 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.