Evening of Wednesday 25 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
17:53 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:28
Aṣṭamī begins 18:16:10
17:2917:5318:1718:4119:0519:2919:53
73 of 96 minutes covered, the last 73
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 1929
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 23 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Wednesday 25 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
73 of 96 minutes covered, the last 73
Evening of Thursday 26 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 96 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 18:15 on Wed 25 Sep to 16:08 on Thu 26 Sep.
1929-09-25T15:09:18Z → 1929-09-26T13:01:32Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:53–19:28 on the 25th, 17:52–19:27 on the 26th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 73 of 96 minutes on the 25th and 0 of 96 on the 26th.
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 1350 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Riyadh, 1929: Wednesday 25 September.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1929 falls on Wednesday 25 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 18:15 on Wed 25 Sep to 16:08 on Thu 26 Sep and covers 73 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 25 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 25 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 25 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Riyadh. | ||
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 25th | Covered | Sunset 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:09 → 05:02 | 17:46 | 96 min | 17:44 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Chicago | 10:09 → 08:02 | 18:43 | 96 min | 18:41 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Jersey City | 11:09 → 09:02 | 18:49 | 96 min | 18:47 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 11:09 → 09:02 | 18:00 | 95 min | 18:00 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| London | 16:09 → 14:02 | 18:53 | 96 min | 18:51 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Durban | 17:09 → 15:02 | 17:53 | 94 min | 17:54 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Dubai | 19:09 → 17:02 | 18:12 | 39 min | 18:11 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Delhi | 20:39 → 18:32 | 18:15 | 0 min | 18:14 | 18 min | 26 Sep |
| Kolkata | 20:39 → 18:32 | 17:30 | 0 min | 17:29 | 62 min | 26 Sep |
| Singapore | 22:09 → 20:02 | 17:59 | 0 min | 17:59 | 95 min | 26 Sep |
| Sydney | 01:09 → 23:02 | 17:53 | 0 min | 17:53 | 94 min | 26 Sep |
| Suva | 03:09 → 01:02 | 18:02 | 0 min | 18:03 | 95 min | 26 Sep |