Moonrise of Wednesday 14 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
22:39 moonrise
21:2721:5122:1522:3923:0323:2723:51
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1987
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 502 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 14 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 15 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:57 on Wed 14 Oct to 15:18 on Thu 15 Oct.
1987-10-14T04:56:41Z → 1987-10-15T07:18:30Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:39 on the 14th and 23:40 on the 15th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 14th and is not on the 15th.
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 30098 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1987: Wednesday 14 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1987 falls on Wednesday 14 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:57 on Wed 14 Oct to 15:18 on Thu 15 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 14 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 14 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 14 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 14th | Covered | Moonrise 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:57 → 00:18 | 00:09 | holds | 01:08 | no | 14 Oct |
| Chicago | 23:57 → 02:18 | 23:35 | holds | 00:38 | no | 14 Oct |
| Jersey City | 00:57 → 03:18 | 23:42 | holds | 00:45 | no | 14 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 00:57 → 03:18 | 00:10 | holds | 01:00 | no | 14 Oct |
| London | 05:57 → 08:18 | 22:39 | holds | 23:51 | no | 14 Oct |
| Durban | 06:57 → 09:18 | 01:17 | holds | 01:55 | no | 14 Oct |
| Dubai | 08:57 → 11:18 | 23:32 | holds | 00:28 | no | 14 Oct |
| Delhi | 10:27 → 12:48 | 23:21 | holds | 00:18 | no | 14 Oct |
| Kolkata | 10:27 → 12:48 | 22:51 | holds | 23:46 | no | 14 Oct |
| Singapore | 12:57 → 15:18 | 01:04 | holds | 01:53 | no | 14 Oct |
| Sydney | 14:57 → 17:18 | 01:14 | holds | 01:53 | no | 14 Oct |
| Suva | 16:57 → 19:18 | 00:39 | holds | 01:23 | no | 14 Oct |