Moonrise of Wednesday 12 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1960
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 564 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 12 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 13 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:10 on Wed 12 Oct to 14:40 on Thu 13 Oct.
1960-10-12T04:09:47Z → 1960-10-13T06:40:27Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:12 on the 12th and 00:04 on the 13th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 12th and is not on the 13th.
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 33820 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1960: Wednesday 12 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1960 falls on Wednesday 12 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:10 on Wed 12 Oct to 14:40 on Thu 13 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 12 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 12 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 12 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 12th | Covered | Moonrise 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:10 → 22:40 | 23:30 | no | 00:22 | no | 11 Oct |
| Chicago | 23:10 → 01:40 | 00:07 | holds | 01:01 | no | 12 Oct |
| Jersey City | 00:10 → 02:40 | 00:13 | holds | 01:07 | no | 12 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 00:10 → 02:40 | 00:11 | holds | 00:59 | no | 12 Oct |
| London | 04:10 → 06:40 | 22:36 | holds | 23:32 | no | 12 Oct |
| Durban | 06:10 → 08:40 | 00:46 | holds | 01:28 | no | 12 Oct |
| Dubai | 08:10 → 10:40 | 23:47 | holds | 00:37 | no | 12 Oct |
| Delhi | 09:40 → 12:10 | 23:40 | holds | 00:31 | no | 12 Oct |
| Kolkata | 09:40 → 12:10 | 23:04 | holds | 23:54 | no | 12 Oct |
| Singapore | 11:40 → 14:10 | 00:30 | holds | 01:17 | no | 12 Oct |
| Sydney | 14:10 → 16:40 | 00:38 | holds | 01:21 | no | 12 Oct |
| Suva | 16:10 → 18:40 | 00:19 | holds | 01:04 | no | 12 Oct |