Moonrise of Sunday 18 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
22:41 moonrise
21:2921:5322:1722:4123:0523:2923:53
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1992
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 Sunday 18 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 19 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:02 on Mon 19 Oct to 23:16 on Mon 19 Oct.
1992-10-18T17:01:35Z → 1992-10-19T15:16:20Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:41 on the 18th and 23:50 on the 19th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 18th and is not on the 19th.
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 2008 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1992: Sunday 18 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1992 falls on Sunday 18 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:02 on Mon 19 Oct to 23:16 on Mon 19 Oct, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 18 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 18 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 18 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 18th | Covered | Moonrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:02 → 08:16 | 00:10 | holds | 01:18 | no | 18 Oct |
| Chicago | 12:02 → 10:16 | 23:45 | holds | 00:57 | no | 18 Oct |
| Jersey City | 13:02 → 11:16 | 23:51 | holds | 01:02 | no | 18 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 13:02 → 11:16 | 23:51 | holds | 00:49 | no | 18 Oct |
| London | 18:02 → 16:16 | 23:06 | holds | 00:25 | no | 18 Oct |
| Durban | 19:02 → 17:16 | 00:30 | holds | 01:13 | no | 18 Oct |
| Dubai | 21:02 → 19:16 | 23:22 | holds | 00:25 | no | 18 Oct |
| Delhi | 22:32 → 20:46 | 23:13 | holds | 00:18 | no | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 22:32 → 20:46 | 22:38 | holds | 23:40 | no | 18 Oct |
| Singapore | 01:02 → 23:16 | 00:37 | no | 01:33 | no | 18 Oct |
| Sydney | 03:02 → 01:16 | 00:22 | no | 01:06 | holds | 19 Oct |
| Suva | 05:02 → 03:16 | 23:59 | no | 00:48 | holds | 19 Oct |