Evening of Tuesday 4 October
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
17:36 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:14
Aṣṭamī begins 17:59:21
17:1217:3618:0018:2418:4819:1219:36
74 of 97 minutes covered, the last 74
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 2072
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 Tuesday 4 October
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
74 of 97 minutes covered, the last 74
Evening of Wednesday 5 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 98 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 17:59 on Tue 4 Oct to 16:50 on Wed 5 Oct.
2072-10-04T14:59:21Z → 2072-10-05T13:50:12Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:36–19:14 on the 4th, 17:35–19:13 on the 5th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 74 of 97 minutes on the 4th and 0 of 98 on the 5th.
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 1387 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Riyadh, 2072: Tuesday 4 October.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2072 falls on Tuesday 4 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 17:59 on Tue 4 Oct to 16:50 on Wed 5 Oct and covers 74 of 97 minutes of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 4 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 4 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 4 Oct |
| 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 4th | Covered | Sunset 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:59 → 06:50 | 18:32 | 99 min | 18:30 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Chicago | 09:59 → 08:50 | 18:25 | 100 min | 18:24 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Jersey City | 10:59 → 09:50 | 18:32 | 100 min | 18:30 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 10:59 → 09:50 | 17:54 | 96 min | 17:53 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| London | 15:59 → 14:50 | 18:29 | 101 min | 18:27 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Durban | 16:59 → 15:50 | 17:59 | 92 min | 18:00 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Dubai | 18:59 → 17:50 | 18:02 | 40 min | 18:01 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Delhi | 20:29 → 19:20 | 18:03 | 0 min | 18:02 | 79 min | 5 Oct |
| Kolkata | 20:29 → 19:20 | 17:21 | 0 min | 17:20 | 97 min | 5 Oct |
| Singapore | 22:59 → 21:50 | 18:56 | 0 min | 18:56 | 95 min | 5 Oct |
| Sydney | 01:59 → 00:50 | 19:00 | 0 min | 19:01 | 91 min | 5 Oct |
| Suva | 02:59 → 01:50 | 18:04 | 0 min | 18:05 | 93 min | 5 Oct |