Evening of Friday 7 October
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
17:57 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:35
17:3317:5718:2118:4519:0919:3319:57
98 of 98 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 1966
Determinatein Puning, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 505 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Friday 7 October
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
98 of 98 minutes covered
Evening of Saturday 8 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 98 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:32 on Fri 7 Oct to 08:33 on Sat 8 Oct.
1966-10-07T01:32:18Z → 1966-10-08T00:33:24Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:57–19:35 on the 7th, 17:56–19:34 on the 8th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 98 of 98 minutes on the 7th and 0 of 98 on the 8th.
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 30304 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Puning, 1966: Friday 7 October.
confidence: determinate
In Puning, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1966 falls on Friday 7 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:32 on Fri 7 Oct to 08:33 on Sat 8 Oct and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 7 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 7 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 7 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Puning. | ||
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 7th | Covered | Sunset 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:32 → 17:33 | 18:29 | 0 min | 18:28 | 0 min | 6 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:32 → 19:33 | 18:22 | 71 min | 18:21 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:32 → 20:33 | 18:29 | 100 min | 18:27 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:32 → 20:33 | 17:53 | 96 min | 17:52 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| London | 02:32 → 01:33 | 18:26 | 102 min | 18:23 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Durban | 03:32 → 02:33 | 18:00 | 92 min | 18:01 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:32 → 04:33 | 18:00 | 98 min | 17:59 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Delhi | 07:02 → 06:03 | 18:01 | 98 min | 18:00 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Kolkata | 07:02 → 06:03 | 17:19 | 98 min | 17:18 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:02 → 08:03 | 18:25 | 95 min | 18:25 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:32 → 10:33 | 18:01 | 91 min | 18:02 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Suva | 13:32 → 12:33 | 18:05 | 93 min | 18:05 | 0 min | 7 Oct |