Moonrise of Sunday 24 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1948
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 580 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Sunday 24 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 25 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 10:32 on Mon 25 Oct to 08:44 on Tue 26 Oct.
1948-10-25T02:32:09Z → 1948-10-26T00:44:30Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:54 on the 24th and 23:04 on the 25th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 24th and is on the 25th.
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 34811 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1948: Monday 25 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1948 falls on Monday 25 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 10:32 on Mon 25 Oct to 08:44 on Tue 26 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 25 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 25 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 25 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 25th | Covered | Moonrise 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:32 → 17:44 | 00:40 | no | 01:52 | no | 24 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:32 → 18:44 | 23:09 | no | 00:26 | no | 24 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:32 → 19:44 | 23:15 | no | 00:32 | no | 24 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 22:32 → 20:44 | 00:31 | no | 01:31 | no | 24 Oct |
| London | 03:32 → 01:44 | 23:18 | holds | 00:46 | no | 25 Oct |
| Durban | 04:32 → 02:44 | 01:25 | holds | 02:08 | no | 25 Oct |
| Dubai | 06:32 → 04:44 | 23:54 | holds | 01:01 | no | 25 Oct |
| Delhi | 08:02 → 06:14 | 23:44 | holds | 00:52 | no | 25 Oct |
| Kolkata | 08:02 → 06:14 | 23:12 | holds | 00:17 | no | 25 Oct |
| Singapore | 10:02 → 08:14 | 00:50 | holds | 01:47 | no | 25 Oct |
| Sydney | 12:32 → 10:44 | 01:20 | holds | 02:03 | no | 25 Oct |
| Suva | 14:32 → 12:44 | 00:49 | holds | 01:39 | no | 25 Oct |