Moonrise of Friday 26 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
23:22 moonrise
22:1022:3422:5823:2223:4600:1000:34
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1956
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 495 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 26 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 27 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 15:06 on Fri 26 Oct to 12:57 on Sat 27 Oct.
1956-10-26T07:06:26Z → 1956-10-27T04:56:59Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:22 on the 26th and 00:31 on the 27th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 26th and is not on the 27th.
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 29712 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1956: Friday 26 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1956 falls on Friday 26 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 15:06 on Fri 26 Oct to 12:57 on Sat 27 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 26 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 26 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 26 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 26th | Covered | Moonrise 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:06 → 20:57 | 23:48 | no | 00:54 | no | 25 Oct |
| Chicago | 02:06 → 23:57 | 00:28 | no | 01:39 | no | 25 Oct |
| Jersey City | 03:06 → 00:57 | 00:33 | holds | 01:43 | no | 26 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 03:06 → 00:57 | 00:18 | holds | 01:14 | no | 26 Oct |
| London | 07:06 → 04:57 | 22:59 | holds | 00:17 | no | 26 Oct |
| Durban | 09:06 → 06:57 | 00:39 | holds | 01:21 | no | 26 Oct |
| Dubai | 11:06 → 08:57 | 23:55 | holds | 00:57 | no | 26 Oct |
| Delhi | 12:36 → 10:27 | 23:48 | holds | 00:52 | no | 26 Oct |
| Kolkata | 12:36 → 10:27 | 23:10 | holds | 00:11 | no | 26 Oct |
| Singapore | 14:36 → 12:27 | 00:30 | holds | 01:24 | no | 26 Oct |
| Sydney | 17:06 → 14:57 | 00:30 | holds | 01:11 | no | 26 Oct |
| Suva | 19:06 → 16:57 | 00:14 | holds | 01:02 | no | 26 Oct |