Evening of Saturday 30 September
Qualifies with 83 of 97 minutes. Not taken.
18:14 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:51
Aṣṭamī begins 18:28:08
17:5018:1418:3819:0219:2619:5020:14
83 of 97 minutes covered, the last 83
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 1961
Boundaryin Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both evenings qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Saturday 30 September
Qualifies with 83 of 97 minutes. Not taken.
83 of 97 minutes covered, the last 83
Evening of Sunday 1 October
Taken. Both evenings qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
97 of 97 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 18:28 on Sat 30 Sep to 20:02 on Sun 1 Oct.
1961-10-01T01:28:09Z → 1961-10-02T03:01:50Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:14–19:51 on the 30th, 18:13–19:50 on the 1st.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 83 of 97 minutes on the 30th and 97 of 97 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both evenings qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 709 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Phoenix, 1961: Sunday 1 October.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Phoenix, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1961 falls on Sunday 1 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 18:28 on Sat 30 Sep to 20:02 on Sun 1 Oct and covers all of pradoṣa that evening. It also reaches the previous evening for 83 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 1 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 1 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 30 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 1st | Covered | Sunset 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:28 → 19:02 | 17:37 | 85 min | 17:36 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Chicago | 20:28 → 22:02 | 18:32 | 98 min | 18:31 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:28 → 23:02 | 18:38 | 98 min | 18:37 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:28 → 23:02 | 17:56 | 96 min | 17:56 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| London | 02:28 → 04:02 | 18:39 | 99 min | 18:36 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Durban | 03:28 → 05:02 | 17:57 | 93 min | 17:57 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:28 → 07:02 | 18:06 | 97 min | 18:05 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:58 → 08:32 | 18:07 | 97 min | 18:06 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:58 → 08:32 | 17:24 | 97 min | 17:23 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Singapore | 08:58 → 10:32 | 18:27 | 95 min | 18:27 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:28 → 13:02 | 17:57 | 93 min | 17:58 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Suva | 13:28 → 15:02 | 18:03 | 94 min | 18:04 | 0 min | 1 Oct |