Moonrise of Wednesday 17 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
22:37 moonrise
21:2521:4922:1322:3723:0123:2523:49
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1984
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 303 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 17 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 18 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 17:34 on Wed 17 Oct to 16:42 on Thu 18 Oct.
1984-10-17T09:34:29Z → 1984-10-18T08:42:28Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:37 on the 17th and 23:44 on the 18th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 17th and is not on the 18th.
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 18155 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1984: Wednesday 17 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1984 falls on Wednesday 17 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 17:34 on Wed 17 Oct to 16:42 on Thu 18 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 17 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 17th | Covered | Moonrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:34 → 01:42 | 00:10 | holds | 01:18 | no | 17 Oct |
| Chicago | 04:34 → 03:42 | 23:36 | holds | 00:48 | no | 17 Oct |
| Jersey City | 05:34 → 04:42 | 23:43 | holds | 00:54 | no | 17 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 05:34 → 04:42 | 00:07 | holds | 01:07 | no | 17 Oct |
| London | 10:34 → 09:42 | 22:42 | holds | 00:00 | no | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 11:34 → 10:42 | 01:09 | holds | 01:58 | no | 17 Oct |
| Dubai | 13:34 → 12:42 | 23:29 | holds | 00:32 | no | 17 Oct |
| Delhi | 15:04 → 14:12 | 23:18 | holds | 00:22 | no | 17 Oct |
| Kolkata | 15:04 → 14:12 | 22:47 | holds | 23:49 | no | 17 Oct |
| Singapore | 17:34 → 16:42 | 00:58 | holds | 01:55 | no | 17 Oct |
| Sydney | 19:34 → 18:42 | 01:03 | holds | 01:52 | no | 17 Oct |
| Suva | 21:34 → 20:42 | 00:29 | holds | 01:22 | no | 17 Oct |