Moonrise of Friday 15 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:40 moonrise
21:2821:5222:1622:4023:0423:2823:52
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1976
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 330 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 15 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 16 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 04:38 on Sat 16 Oct to 05:08 on Sun 17 Oct.
1976-10-15T20:38:00Z → 1976-10-16T21:07:35Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:40 on the 15th and 23:38 on the 16th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 15th and is on the 16th.
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 19790 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1976: Saturday 16 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1976 falls on Saturday 16 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 04:38 on Sat 16 Oct to 05:08 on Sun 17 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 16 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 16 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 16 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 15th | Covered | Moonrise 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:38 → 14:08 | 00:01 | holds | 01:00 | no | 15 Oct |
| Chicago | 15:38 → 16:08 | 23:38 | holds | 00:39 | no | 15 Oct |
| Jersey City | 16:38 → 17:08 | 23:44 | holds | 00:44 | no | 15 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 16:38 → 17:08 | 23:40 | holds | 00:32 | no | 15 Oct |
| London | 21:38 → 22:08 | 23:06 | holds | 00:10 | no | 15 Oct |
| Durban | 22:38 → 23:08 | 00:14 | holds | 00:57 | no | 15 Oct |
| Dubai | 00:38 → 01:08 | 23:15 | no | 00:10 | holds | 16 Oct |
| Delhi | 02:08 → 02:38 | 23:09 | no | 00:04 | holds | 16 Oct |
| Kolkata | 02:08 → 02:38 | 22:32 | no | 23:26 | holds | 16 Oct |
| Singapore | 04:08 → 04:38 | 23:58 | no | 00:48 | holds | 16 Oct |
| Sydney | 06:38 → 07:08 | 00:06 | no | 00:49 | holds | 16 Oct |
| Suva | 08:38 → 09:08 | 23:46 | no | 00:33 | holds | 16 Oct |