Evening of Saturday 4 October
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
17:43 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:22
17:1917:4318:0718:3118:5519:1919:43
99 of 99 minutes covered
Ruling · Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) · 2053
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 127 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Saturday 4 October
Taken. The only evening Aṣṭamī reaches.
99 of 99 minutes covered
Evening of Sunday 5 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 99 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 15:37 on Sat 4 Oct to 13:26 on Sun 5 Oct.
2053-10-04T12:06:40Z → 2053-10-05T09:56:02Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:43–19:22 on the 4th, 17:42–19:21 on the 5th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 99 of 99 minutes on the 4th and 0 of 99 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 7600 s
Ruling
Jitāṣṭamī, Tehran, 2053: Saturday 4 October.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2053 falls on Saturday 4 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 15:37 on Sat 4 Oct to 13:26 on Sun 5 Oct and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 4 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 4 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 4 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Tehran. | ||
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 | 05:07 → 02:56 | 18:32 | 99 min | 18:31 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Chicago | 07:07 → 04:56 | 18:26 | 100 min | 18:24 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Jersey City | 08:07 → 05:56 | 18:32 | 99 min | 18:31 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 08:07 → 05:56 | 17:54 | 96 min | 17:54 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| London | 13:07 → 10:56 | 18:30 | 101 min | 18:28 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Durban | 14:07 → 11:56 | 17:59 | 92 min | 18:00 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Dubai | 16:07 → 13:56 | 18:02 | 97 min | 18:01 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Delhi | 17:37 → 15:26 | 18:03 | 98 min | 18:02 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Kolkata | 17:37 → 15:26 | 17:21 | 81 min | 17:20 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Singapore | 20:07 → 17:56 | 18:56 | 25 min | 18:56 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Sydney | 22:07 → 20:56 | 18:00 | 0 min | 19:01 | 91 min | 5 Oct |
| Suva | 00:07 → 21:56 | 18:04 | 0 min | 18:04 | 93 min | 5 Oct |