Moonrise of Friday 2 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:44 moonrise
21:3221:5622:2022:4423:0823:3223:56
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Mahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana · 2026
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 363 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 2 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 3 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:00 on Sat 3 Oct to 05:52 on Sun 4 Oct.
2026-10-03T02:30:08Z → 2026-10-04T00:22:13Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:44 on the 2nd and 23:49 on the 3rd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 2nd and is on the 3rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one moonrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 21775 s
Ruling
Mahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana, Ujjain, 2026: Saturday 3 October.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Mahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana 2026 falls on Saturday 3 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:00 on Sat 3 Oct to 05:52 on Sun 4 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 3 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 3 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 3 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ujjain. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/mahalakshmi-vrata-samapana · 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 | Moonrise 3rd | Covered | Moonrise 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:30 → 17:22 | 00:23 | no | 01:34 | no | 2 Oct |
| Chicago | 21:30 → 19:22 | 23:48 | no | 01:04 | no | 2 Oct |
| Jersey City | 22:30 → 20:22 | 23:55 | no | 01:10 | no | 2 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 22:30 → 20:22 | 00:21 | no | 01:22 | no | 2 Oct |
| London | 03:30 → 01:22 | 22:50 | holds | 00:16 | no | 3 Oct |
| Durban | 04:30 → 02:22 | 01:25 | holds | 02:12 | no | 3 Oct |
| Dubai | 06:30 → 04:22 | 23:40 | holds | 00:47 | no | 3 Oct |
| Delhi | 08:00 → 05:52 | 23:29 | holds | 00:37 | no | 3 Oct |
| Kolkata | 08:00 → 05:52 | 22:58 | holds | 00:04 | no | 3 Oct |
| Singapore | 10:30 → 08:22 | 01:11 | holds | 02:10 | no | 3 Oct |
| Sydney | 12:30 → 11:22 | 01:19 | holds | 03:07 | no | 3 Oct |
| Suva | 14:30 → 12:22 | 00:43 | holds | 01:37 | no | 3 Oct |