Evening of Monday 18 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
18:30 sunsetpradoṣa ends 20:04
18:0618:3018:5419:1819:4220:0620:30
94 of 94 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 1916
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 405 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Monday 18 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
94 of 94 minutes covered
Evening of Tuesday 19 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 94 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:32 on Mon 18 Sep to 11:45 on Tue 19 Sep.
1916-09-18T16:32:12Z → 1916-09-19T18:44:34Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:30–20:04 on the 18th, 18:29–20:03 on the 19th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 94 of 94 minutes on the 18th and 0 of 94 on the 19th.
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 24271 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Phoenix, 1916: Monday 18 September.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1916 falls on Monday 18 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:32 on Mon 18 Sep to 11:45 on Tue 19 Sep and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 18 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 18 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 18 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Phoenix. | ||
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 18th | Covered | Sunset 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:32 → 10:45 | 17:55 | 94 min | 17:54 | 0 min | 18 Sep |
| Chicago | 10:32 → 12:45 | 17:55 | 93 min | 17:53 | 0 min | 18 Sep |
| Jersey City | 11:32 → 13:45 | 18:00 | 93 min | 17:59 | 0 min | 18 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 12:32 → 14:45 | 18:05 | 95 min | 18:04 | 0 min | 18 Sep |
| London | 17:32 → 19:45 | 19:09 | 92 min | 19:06 | 38 min | 18 Sep |
| Durban | 18:32 → 20:45 | 17:49 | 53 min | 17:50 | 96 min | 19 Sep |
| Dubai | 20:13 → 22:26 | 18:01 | 0 min | 18:00 | 94 min | 19 Sep |
| Delhi | 22:02 → 00:15 | 18:23 | 0 min | 18:22 | 94 min | 19 Sep |
| Kolkata | 22:02 → 00:15 | 17:37 | 0 min | 17:36 | 94 min | 19 Sep |
| Singapore | 23:32 → 01:45 | 18:02 | 0 min | 18:02 | 95 min | 19 Sep |
| Sydney | 02:32 → 04:45 | 17:48 | 0 min | 17:49 | 96 min | 19 Sep |
| Suva | 04:32 → 06:45 | 18:01 | 0 min | 18:01 | 96 min | 19 Sep |