Moonrise of Friday 20 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:02 moonrise
20:5021:1421:3822:0222:2622:5023:14
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1989
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 615 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 20 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 21 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:25 on Sat 21 Oct to 09:25 on Sun 22 Oct.
1989-10-21T01:24:38Z → 1989-10-22T01:25:08Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:02 on the 20th and 23:10 on the 21st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 20th and is on the 21st.
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 36917 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1989: Saturday 21 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1989 falls on Saturday 21 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:25 on Sat 21 Oct to 09:25 on Sun 22 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 21 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 21 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 21 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 21st | Covered | Moonrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:25 → 18:25 | 00:40 | no | 01:41 | no | 20 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:25 → 20:25 | 00:12 | no | 01:19 | no | 20 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:25 → 21:25 | 00:18 | no | 01:25 | no | 20 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:25 → 21:25 | 00:26 | no | 01:17 | no | 20 Oct |
| London | 02:25 → 02:25 | 23:29 | holds | 00:46 | no | 21 Oct |
| Durban | 03:25 → 03:25 | 01:12 | holds | 01:48 | no | 21 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:25 → 05:25 | 23:55 | holds | 00:53 | no | 21 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:55 → 06:55 | 23:46 | holds | 00:46 | no | 21 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:55 → 06:55 | 23:12 | holds | 00:09 | no | 21 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:25 → 09:25 | 01:15 | holds | 02:05 | no | 21 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:25 → 11:25 | 01:08 | holds | 01:44 | no | 21 Oct |
| Suva | 13:25 → 13:25 | 00:42 | holds | 01:25 | no | 21 Oct |