Moonrise of Wednesday 10 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
22:20 moonrise
21:0821:3221:5622:2022:4423:0823:32
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 1990
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 Wednesday 10 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 11 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:23 on Thu 11 Oct to 22:47 on Thu 11 Oct.
1990-10-10T16:23:15Z → 1990-10-11T14:46:36Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:20 on the 10th and 23:31 on the 11th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 10th and is not on the 11th.
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 2645 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1990: Wednesday 10 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 1990 falls on Wednesday 10 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:23 on Thu 11 Oct to 22:47 on Thu 11 Oct, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 10 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 10 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 10 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 10th | Covered | Moonrise 11th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:23 → 07:47 | 23:55 | holds | 01:02 | no | 10 Oct |
| Chicago | 11:23 → 09:47 | 23:22 | holds | 00:35 | no | 10 Oct |
| Jersey City | 12:23 → 10:47 | 23:29 | holds | 00:41 | no | 10 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:23 → 10:47 | 23:49 | holds | 00:48 | no | 10 Oct |
| London | 17:23 → 15:47 | 22:30 | holds | 23:51 | no | 10 Oct |
| Durban | 18:23 → 16:47 | 00:46 | holds | 01:32 | no | 10 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:23 → 18:47 | 23:11 | holds | 00:16 | no | 10 Oct |
| Delhi | 21:53 → 20:17 | 23:00 | holds | 00:06 | no | 10 Oct |
| Kolkata | 21:53 → 20:17 | 22:29 | holds | 23:32 | no | 10 Oct |
| Singapore | 00:23 → 22:47 | 00:38 | holds | 01:35 | no | 10 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:23 → 00:47 | 00:40 | no | 01:27 | no | 10 Oct |
| Suva | 04:23 → 02:47 | 00:07 | no | 01:00 | holds | 11 Oct |