Jitāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 02:36 on Mon 8 Oct to 04:22 on Tue 9 Oct.

   2012-10-07T18:35:32Z → 2012-10-08T20:21:30Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:39–19:18 on the 7th, 17:38–19:17 on the 8th.

   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 99 minutes on the 7th and 99 of 99 on the 8th.

   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 26249 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Jitāṣṭamī, Yangzhou, 2012: Monday 8 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Yangzhou, Jitāṣṭamī (Jitiya) 2012 falls on Monday 8 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 02:36 on Mon 8 Oct to 04:22 on Tue 9 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.