Moonrise of Monday 25 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1937
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 553 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 25 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 26 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 10:13 on Tue 26 Oct to 08:46 on Wed 27 Oct.
1937-10-26T02:12:34Z → 1937-10-27T00:45:59Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:26 on the 25th and 23:33 on the 26th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 25th and is on the 26th.
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 33173 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1937: Tuesday 26 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1937 falls on Tuesday 26 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 10:13 on Tue 26 Oct to 08:46 on Wed 27 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 26 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 26 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 26 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 26th | Covered | Moonrise 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:13 → 16:46 | 23:58 | no | 01:00 | no | 25 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:13 → 18:46 | 23:38 | no | 00:45 | no | 25 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:13 → 19:46 | 23:43 | no | 00:50 | no | 25 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 22:13 → 20:46 | 00:27 | no | 01:20 | no | 25 Oct |
| London | 02:13 → 00:46 | 23:10 | holds | 00:25 | no | 26 Oct |
| Durban | 04:13 → 02:46 | 00:48 | holds | 01:27 | no | 26 Oct |
| Dubai | 06:13 → 04:46 | 00:05 | holds | 01:04 | no | 26 Oct |
| Delhi | 07:43 → 06:16 | 23:59 | holds | 01:00 | no | 26 Oct |
| Kolkata | 07:43 → 06:16 | 23:21 | holds | 00:19 | no | 26 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:33 → 08:06 | 00:31 | holds | 01:22 | no | 26 Oct |
| Sydney | 12:13 → 10:46 | 00:40 | holds | 01:18 | no | 26 Oct |
| Suva | 14:13 → 12:46 | 00:25 | holds | 01:10 | no | 26 Oct |