Moonrise of Saturday 31 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
23:53 moonrise
22:4123:0523:2923:5300:1700:4101:05
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1942
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 135 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 31 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 1 November
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 02:08 on Sun 1 Nov to 04:22 on Mon 2 Nov.
1942-10-31T17:07:36Z → 1942-11-01T19:22:09Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:53 on the 31st and 00:48 on the 1st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 31st and is on the 1st.
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 8074 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1942: Sunday 1 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1942 falls on Sunday 1 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 02:08 on Sun 1 Nov to 04:22 on Mon 2 Nov and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 1 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 1 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 1 Nov |
| 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 31st | Covered | Moonrise 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:08 → 12:22 | 00:12 | holds | 01:07 | no | 31 Oct |
| Chicago | 12:08 → 14:22 | 23:50 | holds | 00:47 | no | 31 Oct |
| Jersey City | 13:08 → 15:22 | 23:56 | holds | 00:52 | no | 31 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 14:08 → 16:22 | 00:51 | holds | 01:40 | no | 31 Oct |
| London | 18:08 → 20:22 | 23:19 | holds | 00:20 | no | 31 Oct |
| Durban | 20:08 → 22:22 | 01:24 | holds | 02:04 | no | 31 Oct |
| Dubai | 21:08 → 23:22 | 23:28 | holds | 00:19 | no | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 23:38 → 01:52 | 00:21 | holds | 01:13 | holds | 1 Nov |
| Kolkata | 23:38 → 01:52 | 23:45 | holds | 00:35 | holds | 1 Nov |
| Singapore | 02:08 → 04:22 | 01:39 | no | 02:26 | holds | 1 Nov |
| Sydney | 04:08 → 06:22 | 01:16 | no | 01:57 | holds | 1 Nov |
| Suva | 05:08 → 07:22 | 23:58 | no | 00:42 | holds | 1 Nov |