Moonrise of Thursday 30 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1980
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 661 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 30 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 31 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:19 on Thu 30 Oct to 12:58 on Fri 31 Oct.
1980-10-30T04:19:07Z → 1980-10-31T04:58:30Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:20 on the 30th and 00:19 on the 31st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 30th and is not on the 31st.
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 39656 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1980: Thursday 30 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1980 falls on Thursday 30 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:19 on Thu 30 Oct to 12:58 on Fri 31 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 30 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 30 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 30 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 30th | Covered | Moonrise 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:19 → 20:58 | 23:42 | no | 00:38 | no | 29 Oct |
| Chicago | 22:19 → 22:58 | 23:19 | no | 00:19 | no | 29 Oct |
| Jersey City | 23:19 → 23:58 | 23:25 | holds | 00:24 | no | 30 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 00:19 → 00:58 | 00:20 | holds | 01:10 | no | 30 Oct |
| London | 04:19 → 04:58 | 22:47 | holds | 23:52 | no | 30 Oct |
| Durban | 06:19 → 06:58 | 00:53 | holds | 01:34 | no | 30 Oct |
| Dubai | 08:19 → 08:58 | 23:56 | holds | 00:50 | no | 30 Oct |
| Delhi | 09:49 → 10:28 | 23:49 | holds | 00:44 | no | 30 Oct |
| Kolkata | 09:49 → 10:28 | 23:12 | holds | 00:06 | no | 30 Oct |
| Singapore | 11:49 → 12:28 | 00:38 | holds | 01:27 | no | 30 Oct |
| Sydney | 15:19 → 15:58 | 01:45 | holds | 02:27 | no | 30 Oct |
| Suva | 16:19 → 16:58 | 00:26 | holds | 01:12 | no | 30 Oct |