Moonrise of Monday 20 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1924
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 238 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 20 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 21 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 17:46 on Mon 20 Oct to 19:55 on Tue 21 Oct.
1924-10-20T09:46:14Z → 1924-10-21T11:55:30Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:59 on the 20th and 23:53 on the 21st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 20th and is not on the 21st.
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 14272 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1924: Monday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1924 falls on Monday 20 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 17:46 on Mon 20 Oct to 19:55 on Tue 21 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 20 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 20th | Covered | Moonrise 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:46 → 03:55 | 23:19 | holds | 00:14 | no | 20 Oct |
| Chicago | 03:46 → 05:55 | 22:55 | holds | 23:51 | no | 20 Oct |
| Jersey City | 04:46 → 06:55 | 23:01 | holds | 23:57 | no | 20 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 05:46 → 07:55 | 00:03 | holds | 00:52 | no | 20 Oct |
| London | 09:46 → 11:55 | 22:20 | holds | 23:20 | no | 20 Oct |
| Durban | 11:46 → 13:55 | 00:42 | holds | 01:25 | no | 20 Oct |
| Dubai | 13:46 → 15:55 | 23:37 | holds | 00:28 | no | 20 Oct |
| Delhi | 15:16 → 17:25 | 23:29 | holds | 00:22 | no | 20 Oct |
| Kolkata | 15:16 → 17:25 | 22:54 | holds | 23:45 | no | 20 Oct |
| Singapore | 16:46 → 18:55 | 23:52 | holds | 00:40 | no | 20 Oct |
| Sydney | 19:46 → 21:55 | 00:34 | holds | 01:17 | no | 20 Oct |
| Suva | 21:46 → 23:55 | 00:13 | holds | 00:59 | no | 20 Oct |