Moonrise of Wednesday 20 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
23:51 moonrise
22:3923:0323:2723:5100:1500:3901:03
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1943
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 45 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 20 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 21 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 21:30 on Wed 20 Oct to 23:59 on Thu 21 Oct.
1943-10-20T12:29:59Z → 1943-10-21T14:58:43Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:51 on the 20th and 00:44 on the 21st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 20th and is not on the 21st.
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 2720 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1943: Wednesday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1943 falls on Wednesday 20 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 21:30 on Wed 20 Oct to 23:59 on Thu 21 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 20 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 20th | Covered | Moonrise 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:30 → 07:59 | 00:11 | holds | 01:04 | no | 20 Oct |
| Chicago | 07:30 → 09:59 | 23:46 | holds | 00:40 | no | 20 Oct |
| Jersey City | 08:30 → 10:59 | 23:52 | holds | 00:47 | no | 20 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 09:30 → 11:59 | 00:57 | holds | 01:45 | no | 20 Oct |
| London | 13:30 → 15:59 | 23:10 | holds | 00:08 | no | 20 Oct |
| Durban | 15:30 → 17:59 | 01:39 | holds | 02:21 | no | 20 Oct |
| Dubai | 16:30 → 18:59 | 23:30 | holds | 00:20 | no | 20 Oct |
| Delhi | 19:00 → 21:29 | 00:22 | holds | 01:13 | no | 20 Oct |
| Kolkata | 19:00 → 21:29 | 23:47 | holds | 00:38 | no | 20 Oct |
| Singapore | 21:30 → 23:59 | 01:47 | holds | 02:34 | no | 20 Oct |
| Sydney | 23:30 → 01:59 | 01:31 | holds | 02:15 | no | 20 Oct |
| Suva | 00:30 → 02:59 | 00:09 | no | 00:55 | holds | 21 Oct |