Moonrise of Tuesday 15 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:23 moonrise
21:1121:3521:5922:2322:4723:1123:35
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1957
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 570 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 15 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 16 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 10:23 on Wed 16 Oct to 08:56 on Thu 17 Oct.
1957-10-16T02:23:06Z → 1957-10-17T00:56:21Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:23 on the 15th and 23:26 on the 16th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 15th and is on the 16th.
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 34227 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1957: Wednesday 16 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1957 falls on Wednesday 16 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 10:23 on Wed 16 Oct to 08:56 on Thu 17 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 16 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 16 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 16 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 16th | Covered | Moonrise 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:23 → 16:56 | 23:51 | no | 00:57 | no | 15 Oct |
| Chicago | 21:23 → 19:56 | 00:30 | no | 01:39 | no | 15 Oct |
| Jersey City | 22:23 → 20:56 | 00:35 | no | 01:44 | no | 15 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 22:23 → 20:56 | 00:25 | no | 01:22 | no | 15 Oct |
| London | 02:23 → 00:56 | 22:59 | holds | 00:14 | no | 16 Oct |
| Durban | 04:23 → 02:56 | 00:51 | holds | 01:36 | no | 16 Oct |
| Dubai | 06:23 → 04:56 | 00:00 | holds | 01:02 | no | 16 Oct |
| Delhi | 07:53 → 06:26 | 23:54 | holds | 00:56 | no | 16 Oct |
| Kolkata | 07:53 → 06:26 | 23:16 | holds | 00:16 | no | 16 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:53 → 08:26 | 00:39 | holds | 01:33 | no | 16 Oct |
| Sydney | 12:23 → 10:56 | 00:42 | holds | 01:26 | no | 16 Oct |
| Suva | 14:23 → 12:56 | 00:24 | holds | 01:14 | no | 16 Oct |