Moonrise of Wednesday 18 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
22:44 moonrise
21:3221:5622:2022:4423:0823:3223:56
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1916
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 75 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 18 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 19 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 19:49 on Wed 18 Oct to 22:28 on Thu 19 Oct.
1916-10-18T11:48:45Z → 1916-10-19T14:28:21Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:44 on the 18th and 23:43 on the 19th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 18th and is not on the 19th.
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 4505 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1916: Wednesday 18 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1916 falls on Wednesday 18 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 19:49 on Wed 18 Oct to 22:28 on Thu 19 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 18 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 18 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 18 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 18th | Covered | Moonrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:49 → 06:28 | 23:09 | holds | 00:06 | no | 18 Oct |
| Chicago | 05:49 → 08:28 | 22:42 | holds | 23:43 | no | 18 Oct |
| Jersey City | 06:49 → 09:28 | 22:48 | holds | 23:49 | no | 18 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 07:49 → 10:28 | 23:57 | holds | 00:45 | no | 18 Oct |
| London | 11:49 → 14:28 | 22:00 | holds | 23:09 | no | 18 Oct |
| Durban | 13:49 → 16:28 | 00:45 | holds | 01:21 | no | 18 Oct |
| Dubai | 15:30 → 18:09 | 23:08 | holds | 00:02 | no | 18 Oct |
| Delhi | 17:19 → 19:58 | 23:19 | holds | 00:14 | no | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 17:19 → 19:58 | 22:45 | holds | 23:38 | no | 18 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:49 → 21:28 | 23:49 | holds | 00:35 | no | 18 Oct |
| Sydney | 21:49 → 00:28 | 00:42 | holds | 01:17 | no | 18 Oct |
| Suva | 23:49 → 02:28 | 00:15 | holds | 00:57 | holds | 19 Oct |