Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 16:32 on Tue 12 Sep to 14:18 on Wed 13 Sep.

   2017-09-12T19:31:57Z → 2017-09-13T17:18:15Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:41–20:16 on the 12th, 18:41–20:16 on the 13th.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 95 of 95 minutes on the 12th and 0 of 95 on the 13th.

   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.

   one day qualifies → only-day · margin 7769 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Paramaribo, 2017: Tuesday 12 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Paramaribo, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2017 falls on Tuesday 12 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 16:32 on Tue 12 Sep to 14:18 on Wed 13 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.