Moonrise of Wednesday 28 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1953
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 611 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 28 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 29 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:34 on Thu 29 Oct to 09:56 on Fri 30 Oct.
1953-10-29T00:33:51Z → 1953-10-30T01:55:34Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:23 on the 28th and 23:27 on the 29th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 28th and is on the 29th.
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 36655 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1953: Thursday 29 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1953 falls on Thursday 29 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:34 on Thu 29 Oct to 09:56 on Fri 30 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 29 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 29 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 29 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 29th | Covered | Moonrise 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:34 → 17:56 | 23:50 | no | 00:47 | no | 28 Oct |
| Chicago | 18:34 → 19:56 | 23:28 | no | 00:31 | no | 28 Oct |
| Jersey City | 19:34 → 20:56 | 23:34 | no | 00:36 | no | 28 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 20:34 → 21:56 | 00:26 | no | 01:13 | no | 28 Oct |
| London | 00:34 → 01:56 | 22:56 | holds | 00:08 | no | 29 Oct |
| Durban | 02:34 → 03:56 | 00:57 | holds | 01:29 | no | 29 Oct |
| Dubai | 04:34 → 05:56 | 00:02 | holds | 00:56 | no | 29 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:04 → 07:26 | 23:56 | holds | 00:51 | no | 29 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:04 → 07:26 | 23:19 | holds | 00:12 | no | 29 Oct |
| Singapore | 08:04 → 09:26 | 00:44 | holds | 01:29 | no | 29 Oct |
| Sydney | 10:34 → 11:56 | 00:52 | holds | 01:23 | no | 29 Oct |
| Suva | 12:34 → 13:56 | 00:34 | holds | 01:12 | no | 29 Oct |