Moonrise of Thursday 27 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
23:27 moonrise
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Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1994
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 668 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 27 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 28 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:20 on Thu 27 Oct to 12:57 on Fri 28 Oct.
1994-10-27T04:19:46Z → 1994-10-28T04:57:10Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:27 on the 27th and 00:28 on the 28th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 27th and is not on the 28th.
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 40059 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1994: Thursday 27 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1994 falls on Thursday 27 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:20 on Thu 27 Oct to 12:57 on Fri 28 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 27 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 27 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 27 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 27th | Covered | Moonrise 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:20 → 21:57 | 00:48 | no | 01:48 | no | 26 Oct |
| Chicago | 23:20 → 23:57 | 00:29 | no | 01:33 | no | 26 Oct |
| Jersey City | 00:20 → 00:57 | 00:35 | holds | 01:38 | no | 27 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 00:20 → 00:57 | 00:18 | holds | 01:09 | no | 27 Oct |
| London | 04:20 → 04:57 | 23:03 | holds | 00:13 | no | 27 Oct |
| Durban | 06:20 → 06:57 | 00:38 | holds | 01:17 | no | 27 Oct |
| Dubai | 08:20 → 08:57 | 23:58 | holds | 00:54 | no | 27 Oct |
| Delhi | 09:50 → 10:27 | 23:52 | holds | 00:49 | no | 27 Oct |
| Kolkata | 09:50 → 10:27 | 23:14 | holds | 00:08 | no | 27 Oct |
| Singapore | 12:20 → 12:57 | 01:03 | holds | 01:51 | no | 27 Oct |
| Sydney | 14:20 → 14:57 | 00:30 | holds | 01:08 | no | 27 Oct |
| Suva | 16:20 → 16:57 | 00:16 | holds | 01:00 | no | 27 Oct |