Moonrise of Friday 18 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1935
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 145 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 18 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 19 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:58 on Sat 19 Oct to 02:25 on Sun 20 Oct.
1935-10-18T16:57:58Z → 1935-10-19T18:24:54Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:33 on the 18th and 23:35 on the 19th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 18th and is 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 8702 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1935: Saturday 19 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1935 falls on Saturday 19 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:58 on Sat 19 Oct to 02:25 on Sun 20 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 19 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 19 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 19 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 | 08:58 → 10:25 | 23:00 | holds | 23:58 | no | 18 Oct |
| Chicago | 10:58 → 12:25 | 22:32 | holds | 23:35 | no | 18 Oct |
| Jersey City | 11:58 → 13:25 | 22:39 | holds | 23:41 | no | 18 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:58 → 14:25 | 23:48 | holds | 00:38 | no | 18 Oct |
| London | 16:58 → 18:25 | 21:50 | holds | 23:01 | no | 18 Oct |
| Durban | 18:58 → 20:25 | 00:36 | holds | 01:14 | no | 18 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:58 → 22:25 | 23:17 | holds | 00:13 | no | 18 Oct |
| Delhi | 22:28 → 23:55 | 23:08 | holds | 00:05 | no | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 22:28 → 23:55 | 22:35 | holds | 23:30 | holds | 19 Oct |
| Singapore | 00:18 → 01:45 | 23:58 | no | 00:47 | holds | 19 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:58 → 04:25 | 00:31 | no | 01:09 | holds | 19 Oct |
| Suva | 04:58 → 06:25 | 00:04 | no | 00:48 | holds | 19 Oct |