Evening of Sunday 20 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
17:57 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:32
17:3317:5718:2118:4519:0919:3319:57
94 of 94 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 1981
Determinatein Shaoxing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 70 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Sunday 20 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
94 of 94 minutes covered
Evening of Monday 21 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 95 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 16:47 on Sun 20 Sep to 14:53 on Mon 21 Sep.
1981-09-20T08:47:02Z → 1981-09-21T06:53:14Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:57–19:32 on the 20th, 17:56–19:31 on the 21st.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 94 of 94 minutes on the 20th and 0 of 95 on the 21st.
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 4207 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Shaoxing, 1981: Sunday 20 September.
confidence: determinate
In Shaoxing, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1981 falls on Sunday 20 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 16:47 on Sun 20 Sep to 14:53 on Mon 21 Sep and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 20 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 20 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 20 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Shaoxing. | ||
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 20th | Covered | Sunset 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:47 → 23:53 | 18:52 | 94 min | 18:51 | 0 min | 20 Sep |
| Chicago | 03:47 → 01:53 | 18:51 | 94 min | 18:49 | 0 min | 20 Sep |
| Jersey City | 04:47 → 02:53 | 18:57 | 94 min | 18:55 | 0 min | 20 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 04:47 → 02:53 | 18:03 | 95 min | 18:03 | 0 min | 20 Sep |
| London | 09:47 → 07:53 | 19:03 | 94 min | 19:01 | 0 min | 20 Sep |
| Durban | 10:47 → 08:53 | 17:51 | 96 min | 17:51 | 0 min | 20 Sep |
| Dubai | 12:47 → 10:53 | 18:17 | 95 min | 18:16 | 0 min | 20 Sep |
| Delhi | 14:17 → 12:23 | 18:20 | 94 min | 18:19 | 0 min | 20 Sep |
| Kolkata | 14:17 → 12:23 | 17:35 | 95 min | 17:34 | 0 min | 20 Sep |
| Singapore | 16:17 → 14:23 | 18:31 | 95 min | 18:31 | 0 min | 20 Sep |
| Sydney | 18:47 → 16:53 | 17:49 | 38 min | 17:50 | 0 min | 20 Sep |
| Suva | 20:47 → 18:53 | 18:02 | 0 min | 18:02 | 51 min | 21 Sep |