Moonrise of Sunday 23 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
22:52 moonrise
21:4022:0422:2822:5223:1623:4000:04
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1921
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Aṣṭamī reaches moonrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Sunday 23 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 24 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:32 on Mon 24 Oct to 23:28 on Mon 24 Oct.
1921-10-23T17:31:31Z → 1921-10-24T15:27:39Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:52 on the 23rd and 23:58 on the 24th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 23rd and is not on the 24th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither moonrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: paraviddha → tithi-day · margin 1799 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1921: Sunday 23 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1921 falls on Sunday 23 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:32 on Mon 24 Oct to 23:28 on Mon 24 Oct, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 23 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 23 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 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 | 09:32 → 07:28 | 23:17 | holds | 00:22 | no | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 12:32 → 10:28 | 23:56 | holds | 01:03 | no | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 12:32 → 10:28 | 23:01 | holds | 00:08 | no | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 13:32 → 11:28 | 23:52 | holds | 00:49 | no | 23 Oct |
| London | 17:32 → 15:28 | 22:24 | holds | 23:37 | no | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 19:32 → 17:28 | 00:18 | holds | 01:06 | no | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 21:32 → 19:28 | 23:27 | holds | 00:28 | no | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 23:02 → 20:58 | 23:20 | holds | 00:22 | no | 23 Oct |
| Kolkata | 23:02 → 20:58 | 22:43 | no | 23:43 | no | 23 Oct |
| Singapore | 00:32 → 22:28 | 23:35 | no | 00:31 | no | 23 Oct |
| Sydney | 03:32 → 01:28 | 00:08 | no | 00:56 | holds | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 05:32 → 03:28 | 23:51 | no | 00:42 | holds | 24 Oct |