Moonrise of Thursday 18 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
22:54 moonrise
21:4222:0622:3022:5423:1823:4200:06
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 1973
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 201 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 18 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 19 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 19:32 on Thu 18 Oct to 17:36 on Fri 19 Oct.
1973-10-18T11:32:28Z → 1973-10-19T09:35:42Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:54 on the 18th and 00:04 on the 19th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 18th and is not on the 19th.
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 12076 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1973: Thursday 18 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 1973 falls on Thursday 18 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 19:32 on Thu 18 Oct to 17:36 on Fri 19 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 18 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 18 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 18 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 18th | Covered | Moonrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:32 → 02:36 | 00:24 | holds | 01:31 | no | 18 Oct |
| Chicago | 06:32 → 04:36 | 23:59 | holds | 01:11 | no | 18 Oct |
| Jersey City | 07:32 → 05:36 | 00:05 | holds | 01:16 | no | 18 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 07:32 → 05:36 | 00:05 | holds | 01:02 | no | 18 Oct |
| London | 12:32 → 10:36 | 23:20 | holds | 00:40 | no | 18 Oct |
| Durban | 13:32 → 11:36 | 00:43 | holds | 01:25 | no | 18 Oct |
| Dubai | 15:32 → 13:36 | 23:35 | holds | 00:38 | no | 18 Oct |
| Delhi | 17:02 → 15:06 | 23:27 | holds | 00:32 | no | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 17:02 → 15:06 | 22:52 | holds | 23:54 | no | 18 Oct |
| Singapore | 19:02 → 17:06 | 00:21 | holds | 01:16 | no | 18 Oct |
| Sydney | 21:32 → 19:36 | 00:35 | holds | 01:18 | no | 18 Oct |
| Suva | 23:32 → 21:36 | 00:12 | holds | 01:01 | no | 18 Oct |