Moonrise of Saturday 5 November
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1966
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 227 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 5 November
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 6 November
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 19:06 on Sat 5 Nov to 17:23 on Sun 6 Nov.
1966-11-05T11:06:16Z → 1966-11-06T09:23:01Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:54 on the 5th and 00:06 on the 6th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 5th and is not on the 6th.
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 13635 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1966: Saturday 5 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1966 falls on Saturday 5 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 19:06 on Sat 5 Nov to 17:23 on Sun 6 Nov and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 5 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 5 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 5 Nov |
| 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 5th | Covered | Moonrise 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:06 → 01:23 | 23:27 | holds | 00:37 | no | 5 Nov |
| Chicago | 05:06 → 03:23 | 22:58 | holds | 00:14 | no | 5 Nov |
| Jersey City | 06:06 → 04:23 | 23:05 | holds | 00:20 | no | 5 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 07:06 → 05:23 | 00:14 | holds | 01:13 | no | 5 Nov |
| London | 11:06 → 09:23 | 22:12 | holds | 23:38 | no | 5 Nov |
| Durban | 13:06 → 11:23 | 01:03 | holds | 01:44 | no | 5 Nov |
| Dubai | 15:06 → 13:23 | 23:40 | holds | 00:45 | no | 5 Nov |
| Delhi | 16:36 → 14:53 | 23:31 | holds | 00:38 | no | 5 Nov |
| Kolkata | 16:36 → 14:53 | 22:58 | holds | 00:01 | no | 5 Nov |
| Singapore | 18:36 → 16:53 | 00:32 | holds | 01:28 | no | 5 Nov |
| Sydney | 21:06 → 19:23 | 00:58 | holds | 01:38 | no | 5 Nov |
| Suva | 23:06 → 21:23 | 00:29 | holds | 01:17 | no | 5 Nov |