Evening of Wednesday 26 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
18:45 sunsetpradoṣa ends 20:22
Aṣṭamī begins 20:19:14
18:2118:4519:0919:3319:5720:2120:45
3 of 96 minutes covered, the last 3
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 1956
Boundaryin Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 2 min 31 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Wednesday 26 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
3 of 96 minutes covered, the last 3
Evening of Thursday 27 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 97 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 20:19 on Wed 26 Sep to 18:26 on Thu 27 Sep.
1956-09-27T00:19:14Z → 1956-09-27T22:25:59Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:45–20:22 on the 26th, 18:44–20:20 on the 27th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 3 of 96 minutes on the 26th and 0 of 97 on the 27th.
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 151 s < 300 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Queens, 1956: Wednesday 26 September.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Queens, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1956 falls on Wednesday 26 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 20:19 on Wed 26 Sep to 18:26 on Thu 27 Sep and covers 3 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa that evening. It is 2 min 31 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 26 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 26 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 26 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Queens. | ||
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 27th | Covered | Sunset 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:19 → 15:26 | 18:42 | 0 min | 18:41 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Chicago | 19:19 → 17:26 | 18:39 | 0 min | 18:37 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Jersey City | 20:19 → 18:26 | 18:45 | 0 min | 18:43 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 20:19 → 18:26 | 17:59 | 27 min | 17:58 | 0 min | 27 Sep |
| London | 01:19 → 23:26 | 18:47 | 97 min | 18:45 | 0 min | 27 Sep |
| Durban | 02:19 → 00:26 | 17:55 | 94 min | 17:55 | 0 min | 27 Sep |
| Dubai | 04:19 → 02:26 | 18:10 | 96 min | 18:09 | 0 min | 27 Sep |
| Delhi | 05:49 → 03:56 | 18:12 | 96 min | 18:11 | 0 min | 27 Sep |
| Kolkata | 05:49 → 03:56 | 17:28 | 96 min | 17:27 | 0 min | 27 Sep |
| Singapore | 07:49 → 05:56 | 18:29 | 95 min | 18:28 | 0 min | 27 Sep |
| Sydney | 10:19 → 08:26 | 17:54 | 94 min | 17:55 | 0 min | 27 Sep |
| Suva | 12:19 → 10:26 | 18:03 | 94 min | 18:03 | 0 min | 27 Sep |