Evening of Saturday 24 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
18:49 sunsetpradoṣa ends 20:24
18:2518:4919:1319:3720:0120:2520:49
96 of 96 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 2005
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 193 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Saturday 24 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
96 of 96 minutes covered
Evening of Sunday 25 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 96 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 13:56 on Sat 24 Sep to 15:34 on Sun 25 Sep.
2005-09-24T17:56:00Z → 2005-09-25T19:34:06Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:49–20:24 on the 24th, 18:47–20:23 on the 25th.
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 24th and 0 of 96 on the 25th.
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 11567 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Queens, 2005: Saturday 24 September.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2005 falls on Saturday 24 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 13:56 on Sat 24 Sep to 15:34 on Sun 25 Sep and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 24 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 24 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 24 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 24th | Covered | Sunset 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:56 → 12:34 | 18:46 | 96 min | 18:45 | 0 min | 24 Sep |
| Chicago | 12:56 → 14:34 | 18:44 | 96 min | 18:42 | 0 min | 24 Sep |
| Jersey City | 13:56 → 15:34 | 18:50 | 96 min | 18:48 | 0 min | 24 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 13:56 → 15:34 | 18:00 | 95 min | 18:00 | 0 min | 24 Sep |
| London | 18:56 → 20:34 | 18:54 | 94 min | 18:52 | 96 min | 25 Sep |
| Durban | 19:56 → 21:34 | 17:53 | 0 min | 17:53 | 94 min | 25 Sep |
| Dubai | 21:56 → 23:34 | 18:13 | 0 min | 18:12 | 96 min | 25 Sep |
| Delhi | 23:26 → 01:04 | 18:15 | 0 min | 18:14 | 96 min | 25 Sep |
| Kolkata | 23:26 → 01:04 | 17:31 | 0 min | 17:30 | 96 min | 25 Sep |
| Singapore | 01:56 → 03:34 | 19:00 | 0 min | 18:59 | 95 min | 25 Sep |
| Sydney | 03:56 → 05:34 | 17:52 | 0 min | 17:53 | 94 min | 25 Sep |
| Suva | 05:56 → 07:34 | 18:02 | 0 min | 18:02 | 95 min | 25 Sep |