Evening of Sunday 20 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
18:02 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:37
17:3818:0218:2618:5019:1419:3820:02
0 of 95 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 1981
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 44 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Sunday 20 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 95 minutes covered
Evening of Monday 21 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
51 of 95 minutes covered, the first 51
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 20:47 on Sun 20 Sep to 18:53 on Mon 21 Sep.
1981-09-20T08:47:02Z → 1981-09-21T06:53:14Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:02–19:37 on the 20th, 18:02–19:37 on the 21st.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 0 of 95 minutes on the 20th and 51 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 2631 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Suva, 1981: Monday 21 September.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 1981 falls on Monday 21 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 20:47 on Sun 20 Sep to 18:53 on Mon 21 Sep and covers 51 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 21 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 21 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 21 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Suva. | ||
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 |