Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 03:58 on Wed 6 Oct to 06:24 on Thu 7 Oct.

   2004-10-05T20:57:49Z → 2004-10-06T23:23:50Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:47–19:22 on the 5th, 17:47–19:21 on the 6th.

   pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 0 of 95 minutes on the 5th and 95 of 95 on the 6th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one evening qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 30969 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Tangerang, 2004: Wednesday 6 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Tangerang, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2004 falls on Wednesday 6 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 03:58 on Wed 6 Oct to 06:24 on Thu 7 Oct and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Bhādrapada, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Kṛṣṇa · Aṣṭamī

Kāla

Pradoṣa

Priority

Unstated

Tie-break

Longer coverage, as a boundary

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 103

K 8 Mahalaksmi vrata samapana (current at moonrise), Jitastami (pradosa), Jimutavahana puja Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.