Moonrise of Saturday 27 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1945
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 251 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 27 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 28 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 18:40 on Sat 27 Oct to 18:31 on Sun 28 Oct.
1945-10-27T10:39:32Z → 1945-10-28T10:30:50Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:51 on the 27th and 23:54 on the 28th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 27th and is not on the 28th.
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 15089 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1945: Saturday 27 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1945 falls on Saturday 27 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 18:40 on Sat 27 Oct to 18:31 on Sun 28 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 27 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 27 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 27 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 27th | Covered | Moonrise 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:40 → 02:31 | 23:19 | holds | 00:19 | no | 27 Oct |
| Chicago | 04:40 → 04:31 | 22:50 | holds | 23:54 | no | 27 Oct |
| Jersey City | 05:40 → 05:31 | 22:57 | holds | 00:01 | no | 27 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 06:40 → 06:31 | 00:08 | holds | 01:02 | no | 27 Oct |
| London | 10:40 → 10:31 | 22:07 | holds | 23:17 | no | 27 Oct |
| Durban | 12:40 → 12:31 | 00:57 | holds | 01:41 | no | 27 Oct |
| Dubai | 14:40 → 14:31 | 23:36 | holds | 00:34 | no | 27 Oct |
| Delhi | 16:10 → 16:01 | 23:27 | holds | 00:26 | no | 27 Oct |
| Kolkata | 16:10 → 16:01 | 22:53 | holds | 23:51 | no | 27 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:10 → 18:01 | 00:27 | holds | 01:20 | no | 27 Oct |
| Sydney | 20:40 → 20:31 | 00:51 | holds | 01:35 | no | 27 Oct |
| Suva | 22:40 → 22:31 | 00:23 | holds | 01:12 | no | 27 Oct |