Moonrise of Wednesday 16 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:57 moonrise
20:4521:0921:3321:5722:2122:4523:09
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1946
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 578 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 16 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 17 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 10:23 on Thu 17 Oct to 08:39 on Fri 18 Oct.
1946-10-17T02:22:46Z → 1946-10-18T00:38:30Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:57 on the 16th and 23:00 on the 17th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 16th and is on the 17th.
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 34681 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1946: Thursday 17 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1946 falls on Thursday 17 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 10:23 on Thu 17 Oct to 08:39 on Fri 18 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 17 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 17th | Covered | Moonrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:23 → 16:39 | 23:33 | no | 00:39 | no | 16 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:23 → 18:39 | 23:01 | no | 00:11 | no | 16 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:23 → 19:39 | 23:08 | no | 00:18 | no | 16 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 22:23 → 20:39 | 00:27 | no | 01:25 | no | 16 Oct |
| London | 02:23 → 00:39 | 22:11 | holds | 23:28 | no | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 04:23 → 02:39 | 01:23 | holds | 02:11 | no | 17 Oct |
| Dubai | 06:23 → 04:39 | 23:50 | holds | 00:53 | no | 17 Oct |
| Delhi | 07:53 → 06:09 | 23:40 | holds | 00:44 | no | 17 Oct |
| Kolkata | 07:53 → 06:09 | 23:08 | holds | 00:10 | no | 17 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:53 → 08:09 | 00:46 | holds | 01:43 | no | 17 Oct |
| Sydney | 12:23 → 10:39 | 01:16 | holds | 02:05 | no | 17 Oct |
| Suva | 14:23 → 12:39 | 00:44 | holds | 01:38 | no | 17 Oct |