Moonrise of Saturday 30 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:44 moonrise
Aṣṭamī begins 23:42:35
21:3221:5622:2022:4423:0823:3223:56
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1915
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 59 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 30 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 31 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 23:43 on Sat 30 Oct to 01:27 on Mon 1 Nov.
1915-10-30T15:42:35Z → 1915-10-31T17:26:40Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:44 on the 30th and 23:47 on the 31st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 30th and is on the 31st.
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 3530 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1915: Sunday 31 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1915 falls on Sunday 31 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 23:43 on Sat 30 Oct to 01:27 on Mon 1 Nov and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 31 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 30th | Covered | Moonrise 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:43 → 09:27 | 23:10 | holds | 00:10 | no | 30 Oct |
| Chicago | 09:43 → 11:27 | 22:44 | holds | 23:49 | no | 30 Oct |
| Jersey City | 10:43 → 12:27 | 22:50 | holds | 23:55 | no | 30 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 11:43 → 13:27 | 23:55 | holds | 00:44 | no | 30 Oct |
| London | 15:43 → 17:27 | 22:04 | holds | 23:18 | no | 30 Oct |
| Durban | 17:43 → 19:27 | 00:39 | holds | 01:13 | no | 30 Oct |
| Dubai | 19:24 → 21:08 | 23:07 | holds | 00:03 | no | 30 Oct |
| Delhi | 21:13 → 22:57 | 23:18 | holds | 00:15 | no | 30 Oct |
| Kolkata | 21:13 → 22:57 | 22:43 | holds | 23:38 | no | 30 Oct |
| Singapore | 22:43 → 00:27 | 23:45 | holds | 00:32 | no | 30 Oct |
| Sydney | 01:43 → 03:27 | 00:35 | no | 01:08 | holds | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 03:43 → 05:27 | 00:10 | no | 00:51 | holds | 31 Oct |