Evening of Saturday 27 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
18:18 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:54
17:5418:1818:4219:0619:3019:5420:18
96 of 96 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 2059
Boundaryin Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 4 min 06 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Saturday 27 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
96 of 96 minutes covered
Evening of Sunday 28 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 97 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 17:48 on Sat 27 Sep to 18:12 on Sun 28 Sep.
2059-09-28T00:47:54Z → 2059-09-29T01:12:17Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:18–19:54 on the 27th, 18:16–19:53 on the 28th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 96 of 96 minutes on the 27th and 0 of 97 on the 28th.
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 246 s < 300 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Phoenix, 2059: Saturday 27 September.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Phoenix, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2059 falls on Saturday 27 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 17:48 on Sat 27 Sep to 18:12 on Sun 28 Sep and covers all of pradoṣa that evening. It is 4 min 06 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 27 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 27 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 27 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 28th | Covered | Sunset 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:48 → 18:12 | 18:41 | 0 min | 18:40 | 0 min | 27 Sep |
| Chicago | 19:48 → 20:12 | 18:37 | 95 min | 18:35 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Jersey City | 20:48 → 21:12 | 18:43 | 97 min | 18:41 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 20:48 → 21:12 | 17:58 | 96 min | 17:57 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| London | 01:48 → 02:12 | 18:45 | 98 min | 18:43 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Durban | 02:48 → 03:12 | 17:55 | 94 min | 17:56 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Dubai | 04:48 → 05:12 | 18:09 | 96 min | 18:08 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Delhi | 06:18 → 06:42 | 18:11 | 96 min | 18:09 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Kolkata | 06:18 → 06:42 | 17:27 | 96 min | 17:26 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Singapore | 08:48 → 09:12 | 18:58 | 95 min | 18:58 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Sydney | 10:48 → 11:12 | 17:55 | 93 min | 17:56 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Suva | 12:48 → 13:12 | 18:03 | 94 min | 18:03 | 0 min | 28 Sep |