Moonrise of Friday 19 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1962
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 348 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 19 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 20 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 04:31 on Sat 20 Oct to 05:16 on Sun 21 Oct.
1962-10-19T20:30:32Z → 1962-10-20T21:15:39Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:31 on the 19th and 23:27 on the 20th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 19th and is on the 20th.
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 20909 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1962: Saturday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1962 falls on Saturday 20 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 04:31 on Sat 20 Oct to 05:16 on Sun 21 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 20 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 19th | Covered | Moonrise 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:31 → 14:16 | 23:54 | holds | 00:50 | no | 19 Oct |
| Chicago | 15:31 → 16:16 | 23:27 | holds | 00:25 | no | 19 Oct |
| Jersey City | 16:31 → 17:16 | 23:33 | holds | 00:31 | no | 19 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 16:31 → 17:16 | 23:41 | holds | 00:33 | no | 19 Oct |
| London | 21:31 → 22:16 | 22:48 | holds | 23:49 | no | 19 Oct |
| Durban | 22:31 → 23:16 | 00:26 | holds | 01:13 | no | 19 Oct |
| Dubai | 00:31 → 01:16 | 23:12 | no | 00:06 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Delhi | 02:01 → 02:46 | 23:03 | no | 23:58 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Kolkata | 02:01 → 02:46 | 22:29 | no | 23:23 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Singapore | 04:01 → 04:46 | 00:00 | no | 00:52 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Sydney | 06:31 → 07:16 | 00:18 | no | 01:06 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Suva | 08:31 → 09:16 | 23:53 | no | 00:44 | holds | 20 Oct |