Moonrise of Wednesday 22 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:53 moonrise
21:4122:0522:2922:5323:1723:4100:05
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 1997
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 79 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 22 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 23 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:12 on Thu 23 Oct to 01:35 on Fri 24 Oct.
1997-10-22T16:12:04Z → 1997-10-23T17:35:28Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:53 on the 22nd and 23:48 on the 23rd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 22nd and is on the 23rd.
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 4761 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1997: Thursday 23 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 1997 falls on Thursday 23 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:12 on Thu 23 Oct to 01:35 on Fri 24 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 23 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 23 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 23 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 22nd | Covered | Moonrise 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:12 → 10:35 | 00:12 | holds | 01:07 | no | 22 Oct |
| Chicago | 11:12 → 12:35 | 23:50 | holds | 00:46 | no | 22 Oct |
| Jersey City | 12:12 → 13:35 | 23:56 | holds | 00:52 | no | 22 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:12 → 13:35 | 23:51 | holds | 00:40 | no | 22 Oct |
| London | 17:12 → 18:35 | 23:19 | holds | 00:20 | no | 22 Oct |
| Durban | 18:12 → 19:35 | 00:23 | holds | 01:06 | no | 22 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:12 → 21:35 | 23:27 | holds | 00:20 | no | 22 Oct |
| Delhi | 21:42 → 23:05 | 23:21 | holds | 00:14 | no | 22 Oct |
| Kolkata | 21:42 → 23:05 | 22:44 | holds | 23:36 | no | 22 Oct |
| Singapore | 00:12 → 01:35 | 00:39 | holds | 01:27 | holds | 23 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:12 → 03:35 | 00:15 | no | 00:58 | holds | 23 Oct |
| Suva | 04:12 → 05:35 | 23:56 | no | 00:42 | holds | 23 Oct |