Evening of Sunday 23 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
18:02 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:37
17:3818:0218:2618:5019:1419:3820:02
95 of 95 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 2046
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 588 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Sunday 23 September
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
95 of 95 minutes covered
Evening of Monday 24 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 95 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:06 on Sun 23 Sep to 08:14 on Mon 24 Sep.
2046-09-22T20:06:23Z → 2046-09-23T20:14:22Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 18:02–19:37 on the 23rd, 18:02–19:37 on the 24th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 95 of 95 minutes on the 23rd and 0 of 95 on the 24th.
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 35281 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Suva, 2046: Sunday 23 September.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2046 falls on Sunday 23 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:06 on Sun 23 Sep to 08:14 on Mon 24 Sep and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 23 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 23 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 23 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 22nd | Covered | Sunset 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:06 → 13:14 | 18:49 | 95 min | 18:48 | 0 min | 22 Sep |
| Chicago | 15:06 → 15:14 | 18:47 | 95 min | 18:45 | 0 min | 22 Sep |
| Jersey City | 16:06 → 16:14 | 18:53 | 95 min | 18:51 | 0 min | 22 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 16:06 → 16:14 | 18:02 | 95 min | 18:01 | 0 min | 22 Sep |
| London | 21:06 → 21:14 | 18:58 | 0 min | 18:56 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Durban | 22:06 → 22:14 | 17:52 | 0 min | 17:53 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Dubai | 00:06 → 00:14 | 18:15 | 0 min | 18:14 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Delhi | 01:36 → 01:44 | 18:18 | 0 min | 18:16 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Kolkata | 01:36 → 01:44 | 17:33 | 0 min | 17:32 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Singapore | 04:06 → 04:14 | 19:00 | 0 min | 19:00 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Sydney | 06:06 → 06:14 | 17:51 | 0 min | 17:52 | 95 min | 23 Sep |
| Suva | 08:06 → 08:14 | 18:02 | 0 min | 18:02 | 95 min | 23 Sep |