Moonrise of Saturday 24 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
23:15 moonrise
22:0322:2722:5123:1523:3900:0300:27
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1959
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 432 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 24 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 25 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 15:35 on Sat 24 Oct to 17:00 on Sun 25 Oct.
1959-10-24T07:34:32Z → 1959-10-25T08:59:40Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:15 on the 24th and 00:12 on the 25th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 24th and is not 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 25915 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1959: Saturday 24 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1959 falls on Saturday 24 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 15:35 on Sat 24 Oct to 17:00 on Sun 25 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 24 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 24 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 24 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 24th | Covered | Moonrise 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:35 → 01:00 | 23:34 | holds | 00:31 | no | 24 Oct |
| Chicago | 02:35 → 03:00 | 00:13 | holds | 00:13 | no | 24 Oct |
| Jersey City | 03:35 → 04:00 | 00:19 | holds | 00:18 | no | 24 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 03:35 → 05:00 | 00:09 | holds | 00:59 | no | 24 Oct |
| London | 07:35 → 09:00 | 22:45 | holds | 23:49 | no | 24 Oct |
| Durban | 09:35 → 11:00 | 00:36 | holds | 01:17 | no | 24 Oct |
| Dubai | 11:35 → 13:00 | 23:47 | holds | 00:40 | no | 24 Oct |
| Delhi | 13:05 → 14:30 | 23:41 | holds | 00:35 | no | 24 Oct |
| Kolkata | 13:05 → 14:30 | 23:04 | holds | 23:56 | no | 24 Oct |
| Singapore | 15:05 → 16:30 | 00:26 | holds | 01:14 | no | 24 Oct |
| Sydney | 17:35 → 19:00 | 00:27 | holds | 01:08 | no | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 19:35 → 21:00 | 00:11 | holds | 00:56 | no | 24 Oct |