Moonrise of Friday 14 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:11 moonrise
20:5921:2321:4722:1122:3522:5923:23
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1949
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 37 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 14 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 15 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:06 on Sat 15 Oct to 23:54 on Sat 15 Oct.
1949-10-14T16:06:27Z → 1949-10-15T15:53:57Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:11 on the 14th and 23:17 on the 15th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 14th and is on the 15th.
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 2191 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1949: Saturday 15 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1949 falls on Saturday 15 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:06 on Sat 15 Oct to 23:54 on Sat 15 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 15 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 15 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 15 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 14th | Covered | Moonrise 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:06 → 07:54 | 22:45 | holds | 23:52 | no | 14 Oct |
| Chicago | 10:06 → 09:54 | 22:08 | holds | 23:20 | no | 14 Oct |
| Jersey City | 11:06 → 10:54 | 22:16 | holds | 23:26 | no | 14 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:06 → 11:54 | 23:48 | holds | 00:47 | no | 14 Oct |
| London | 17:06 → 16:54 | 22:08 | holds | 23:26 | no | 14 Oct |
| Durban | 18:06 → 17:54 | 00:59 | holds | 01:46 | no | 14 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:06 → 19:54 | 23:07 | holds | 00:09 | no | 14 Oct |
| Delhi | 21:36 → 21:24 | 22:56 | holds | 23:59 | no | 14 Oct |
| Kolkata | 21:36 → 21:24 | 22:26 | holds | 23:27 | no | 14 Oct |
| Singapore | 23:36 → 23:24 | 00:11 | holds | 01:07 | no | 14 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:06 → 01:54 | 00:55 | no | 01:42 | holds | 15 Oct |
| Suva | 04:06 → 03:54 | 00:16 | no | 01:08 | holds | 15 Oct |