Moonrise of Sunday 12 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1941
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 577 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Sunday 12 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 13 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:08 on Mon 13 Oct to 10:26 on Tue 14 Oct.
1941-10-13T00:08:20Z → 1941-10-14T01:26:17Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:31 on the 12th and 00:23 on the 13th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 12th and is on the 13th.
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 34634 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1941: Monday 13 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1941 falls on Monday 13 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:08 on Mon 13 Oct to 10:26 on Tue 14 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 13 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 13 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 13 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 13th | Covered | Moonrise 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:08 → 17:26 | 23:44 | no | 00:41 | no | 12 Oct |
| Chicago | 18:08 → 19:26 | 23:21 | no | 00:20 | no | 12 Oct |
| Jersey City | 19:08 → 20:26 | 23:27 | no | 00:26 | no | 12 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 20:08 → 21:26 | 00:22 | no | 01:14 | no | 12 Oct |
| London | 01:08 → 02:26 | 23:50 | holds | 00:52 | no | 13 Oct |
| Durban | 02:08 → 03:26 | 00:54 | holds | 01:38 | no | 13 Oct |
| Dubai | 04:08 → 05:26 | 23:58 | holds | 00:52 | no | 13 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:38 → 07:56 | 00:51 | holds | 01:46 | no | 13 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:38 → 07:56 | 00:15 | holds | 01:08 | no | 13 Oct |
| Singapore | 07:38 → 08:56 | 00:39 | holds | 01:29 | no | 13 Oct |
| Sydney | 10:08 → 11:26 | 00:45 | holds | 01:29 | no | 13 Oct |
| Suva | 12:08 → 13:26 | 00:27 | holds | 01:14 | no | 13 Oct |