Moonrise of Monday 23 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
23:05 moonrise
21:5322:1722:4123:0523:2923:5300:17
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 1978
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 128 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 23 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 24 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 19:18 on Mon 23 Oct to 21:50 on Tue 24 Oct.
1978-10-23T11:18:25Z → 1978-10-24T13:50:11Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:05 on the 23rd and 23:58 on the 24th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 23rd and is not on the 24th.
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 7676 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1978: Monday 23 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 1978 falls on Monday 23 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 19:18 on Mon 23 Oct to 21:50 on Tue 24 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 23 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 23 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 23 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 23rd | Covered | Moonrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:18 → 06:50 | 00:23 | holds | 01:15 | no | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 06:18 → 08:50 | 00:01 | holds | 00:56 | no | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 07:18 → 09:50 | 00:07 | holds | 01:02 | no | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 07:18 → 09:50 | 00:00 | holds | 00:47 | no | 23 Oct |
| London | 12:18 → 14:50 | 23:32 | holds | 00:31 | no | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 13:18 → 15:50 | 00:30 | holds | 01:10 | no | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 15:18 → 17:50 | 23:38 | holds | 00:28 | no | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 16:48 → 19:20 | 23:31 | holds | 00:22 | no | 23 Oct |
| Kolkata | 16:48 → 19:20 | 22:55 | holds | 23:44 | no | 23 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:48 → 21:20 | 00:18 | holds | 01:04 | no | 23 Oct |
| Sydney | 21:18 → 23:50 | 00:22 | holds | 01:02 | no | 23 Oct |
| Suva | 23:18 → 01:50 | 00:05 | holds | 00:48 | holds | 24 Oct |