Moonrise of Thursday 23 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1902
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 188 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 23 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 24 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 19:59 on Thu 23 Oct to 18:02 on Fri 24 Oct.
1902-10-23T11:58:38Z → 1902-10-24T10:02:30Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:07 on the 23rd and 00:12 on the 24th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 23rd and is not on the 24th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one moonrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 11295 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1902: Thursday 23 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1902 falls on Thursday 23 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 19:59 on Thu 23 Oct to 18:02 on Fri 24 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 23 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 23 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 23 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/ahoyi-ashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 8 Ahoyi astami (Gujerat) (current at moonrise), Karastami (Maharashtra). If occurs on two successive days, it is to be observed on the second day.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Moonrise 23rd | Covered | Moonrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:59 → 02:02 | 23:32 | holds | 00:35 | no | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 05:59 → 04:02 | 23:11 | holds | 00:17 | no | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 06:59 → 05:02 | 23:16 | holds | 00:22 | no | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 07:59 → 06:02 | 00:05 | holds | 01:01 | no | 23 Oct |
| London | 11:59 → 10:02 | 22:41 | holds | 23:53 | no | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 13:29 → 11:32 | 00:00 | holds | 00:45 | no | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 15:40 → 13:43 | 23:22 | holds | 00:22 | no | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 17:20 → 15:23 | 23:25 | holds | 00:27 | no | 23 Oct |
| Kolkata | 17:20 → 15:23 | 22:47 | holds | 23:47 | no | 23 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:54 → 16:57 | 23:43 | holds | 00:38 | no | 23 Oct |
| Sydney | 21:59 → 20:02 | 00:20 | holds | 01:05 | no | 23 Oct |
| Suva | 23:54 → 21:57 | 23:58 | holds | 00:48 | no | 23 Oct |