Moonrise of Wednesday 23 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:51 moonrise
21:3922:0322:2722:5123:1523:3900:03
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1940
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 106 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 23 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 24 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 02:21 on Thu 24 Oct to 01:38 on Fri 25 Oct.
1940-10-23T18:20:34Z → 1940-10-24T17:37:40Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:51 on the 23rd and 23:52 on the 24th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 23rd and is on the 24th.
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 6369 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1940: Thursday 24 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1940 falls on Thursday 24 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 02:21 on Thu 24 Oct to 01:38 on Fri 25 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 24 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 24 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 24 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 | 10:21 → 09:38 | 23:13 | holds | 00:14 | no | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 12:21 → 11:38 | 22:51 | holds | 23:55 | no | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 13:21 → 12:38 | 22:57 | holds | 00:00 | no | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 14:21 → 13:38 | 23:48 | holds | 00:43 | no | 23 Oct |
| London | 19:21 → 18:38 | 23:21 | holds | 00:29 | no | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 20:21 → 19:38 | 00:16 | holds | 01:02 | no | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 22:21 → 21:38 | 23:24 | holds | 00:22 | no | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 23:51 → 23:08 | 23:18 | no | 00:16 | no | 23 Oct |
| Kolkata | 23:51 → 23:08 | 22:41 | no | 23:38 | no | 23 Oct |
| Singapore | 01:41 → 00:58 | 23:54 | no | 00:46 | holds | 24 Oct |
| Sydney | 04:21 → 03:38 | 00:07 | no | 00:52 | holds | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 06:21 → 05:38 | 23:50 | no | 00:39 | holds | 24 Oct |