Moonrise of Saturday 25 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 1986
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 264 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 25 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 26 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 17:24 on Sat 25 Oct to 19:20 on Sun 26 Oct.
1986-10-25T09:23:32Z → 1986-10-26T11:20:16Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:41 on the 25th and 23:44 on the 26th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 25th and is not on the 26th.
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 15841 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1986: Saturday 25 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 1986 falls on Saturday 25 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 17:24 on Sat 25 Oct to 19:20 on Sun 26 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 25 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 25 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 25 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 25th | Covered | Moonrise 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:24 → 03:20 | 00:11 | holds | 00:12 | no | 25 Oct |
| Chicago | 04:24 → 05:20 | 23:39 | holds | 23:45 | no | 25 Oct |
| Jersey City | 05:24 → 06:20 | 23:46 | holds | 23:51 | no | 25 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 05:24 → 07:20 | 00:07 | holds | 00:58 | no | 25 Oct |
| London | 10:24 → 11:20 | 22:48 | holds | 23:03 | no | 25 Oct |
| Durban | 11:24 → 13:20 | 01:07 | holds | 01:45 | no | 25 Oct |
| Dubai | 13:24 → 15:20 | 23:31 | holds | 00:28 | no | 25 Oct |
| Delhi | 14:54 → 16:50 | 23:21 | holds | 00:19 | no | 25 Oct |
| Kolkata | 14:54 → 16:50 | 22:50 | holds | 23:46 | no | 25 Oct |
| Singapore | 17:24 → 19:20 | 01:00 | holds | 01:49 | no | 25 Oct |
| Sydney | 20:24 → 22:20 | 02:05 | holds | 02:42 | no | 25 Oct |
| Suva | 21:24 → 23:20 | 00:32 | holds | 01:15 | no | 25 Oct |