Moonrise of Friday 28 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
22:33 moonrise
21:2121:4522:0922:3322:5723:2123:45
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 1983
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 Friday 28 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 29 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:35 on Sat 29 Oct to 22:35 on Sat 29 Oct.
1983-10-28T16:34:50Z → 1983-10-29T14:34:45Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:33 on the 28th and 23:42 on the 29th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 28th and is not on the 29th.
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 4055 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1983: Friday 28 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 1983 falls on Friday 28 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:35 on Sat 29 Oct to 22:35 on Sat 29 Oct, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 28 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 28 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 28 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 28th | Covered | Moonrise 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:35 → 07:35 | 00:06 | holds | 01:15 | no | 28 Oct |
| Chicago | 11:35 → 09:35 | 23:34 | holds | 00:48 | no | 28 Oct |
| Jersey City | 12:35 → 10:35 | 23:41 | holds | 00:54 | no | 28 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:35 → 10:35 | 23:57 | holds | 00:58 | no | 28 Oct |
| London | 16:35 → 14:35 | 21:46 | holds | 23:06 | no | 28 Oct |
| Durban | 18:35 → 16:35 | 00:51 | holds | 01:39 | no | 28 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:35 → 18:35 | 23:21 | holds | 00:26 | no | 28 Oct |
| Delhi | 22:05 → 20:05 | 23:11 | holds | 00:17 | no | 28 Oct |
| Kolkata | 22:05 → 20:05 | 22:38 | holds | 23:42 | no | 28 Oct |
| Singapore | 00:35 → 22:35 | 00:45 | holds | 01:44 | no | 28 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:35 → 00:35 | 00:43 | no | 01:32 | no | 28 Oct |
| Suva | 04:35 → 02:35 | 00:12 | no | 01:07 | holds | 29 Oct |