Moonrise of Monday 19 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
22:38 moonrise
21:2621:5022:1422:3823:0223:2623:50
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 1981
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Aṣṭamī reaches moonrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 19 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 20 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:21 on Tue 20 Oct to 23:08 on Tue 20 Oct.
1981-10-19T16:21:14Z → 1981-10-20T15:08:27Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:38 on the 19th and 23:40 on the 20th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 19th and is not on the 20th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither moonrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: paraviddha → tithi-day · margin 1907 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1981: Monday 19 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 1981 falls on Monday 19 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:21 on Tue 20 Oct to 23:08 on Tue 20 Oct, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 19 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 19 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 19 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 19th | Covered | Moonrise 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:21 → 08:08 | 00:05 | holds | 01:07 | no | 19 Oct |
| Chicago | 11:21 → 10:08 | 23:37 | holds | 00:41 | no | 19 Oct |
| Jersey City | 12:21 → 11:08 | 23:44 | holds | 00:47 | no | 19 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:21 → 11:08 | 23:53 | holds | 00:49 | no | 19 Oct |
| London | 17:21 → 16:08 | 22:56 | holds | 00:03 | no | 19 Oct |
| Durban | 18:21 → 17:08 | 00:38 | holds | 01:29 | no | 19 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:21 → 19:08 | 23:21 | holds | 00:20 | no | 19 Oct |
| Delhi | 21:51 → 20:38 | 23:12 | holds | 00:12 | no | 19 Oct |
| Kolkata | 21:51 → 20:38 | 22:38 | holds | 23:37 | no | 19 Oct |
| Singapore | 23:51 → 22:38 | 00:10 | holds | 01:06 | no | 19 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:21 → 01:08 | 00:29 | no | 01:21 | no | 19 Oct |
| Suva | 04:21 → 03:08 | 00:03 | no | 00:57 | holds | 20 Oct |