Moonrise of Sunday 11 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 1998
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 454 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Sunday 11 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 12 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 07:35 on Mon 12 Oct to 06:58 on Tue 13 Oct.
1998-10-11T23:35:09Z → 1998-10-12T22:58:04Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:27 on the 11th and 23:24 on the 12th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 11th and is on the 12th.
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 27267 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 1998: Monday 12 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 1998 falls on Monday 12 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 07:35 on Mon 12 Oct to 06:58 on Tue 13 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 12 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 12 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 12 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 11th | Covered | Moonrise 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:35 → 15:58 | 23:49 | holds | 00:46 | no | 11 Oct |
| Chicago | 18:35 → 17:58 | 23:23 | holds | 00:22 | no | 11 Oct |
| Jersey City | 19:35 → 18:58 | 23:30 | holds | 00:28 | no | 11 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 19:35 → 18:58 | 23:33 | holds | 00:28 | no | 11 Oct |
| London | 00:35 → 23:58 | 22:48 | no | 23:48 | holds | 12 Oct |
| Durban | 01:35 → 00:58 | 00:12 | no | 01:04 | no | 11 Oct |
| Dubai | 03:35 → 02:58 | 23:05 | no | 00:01 | holds | 12 Oct |
| Delhi | 05:05 → 04:28 | 22:57 | no | 23:54 | holds | 12 Oct |
| Kolkata | 05:05 → 04:28 | 22:22 | no | 23:18 | holds | 12 Oct |
| Singapore | 07:35 → 06:58 | 00:20 | no | 01:14 | holds | 12 Oct |
| Sydney | 09:35 → 08:58 | 00:01 | no | 00:54 | holds | 12 Oct |
| Suva | 11:35 → 10:58 | 23:39 | no | 00:33 | holds | 12 Oct |