Moonrise of Thursday 19 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:24 moonrise
21:1221:3622:0022:2422:4823:1223:36
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 2000
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 210 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 19 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 20 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 05:00 on Fri 20 Oct to 02:59 on Sat 21 Oct.
2000-10-19T20:59:36Z → 2000-10-20T18:58:45Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:24 on the 19th and 23:28 on the 20th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 19th and is on the 20th.
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 12629 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 2000: Friday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 2000 falls on Friday 20 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 05:00 on Fri 20 Oct to 02:59 on Sat 21 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 20 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 19th | Covered | Moonrise 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:00 → 11:59 | 23:53 | holds | 00:58 | no | 19 Oct |
| Chicago | 16:00 → 13:59 | 23:23 | holds | 00:31 | no | 19 Oct |
| Jersey City | 17:00 → 14:59 | 23:30 | holds | 00:37 | no | 19 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 17:00 → 14:59 | 23:42 | holds | 00:42 | no | 19 Oct |
| London | 22:00 → 19:59 | 22:40 | holds | 23:50 | no | 19 Oct |
| Durban | 23:00 → 20:59 | 00:31 | holds | 01:24 | no | 19 Oct |
| Dubai | 01:00 → 22:59 | 23:08 | no | 00:11 | no | 19 Oct |
| Delhi | 02:30 → 00:29 | 22:59 | no | 00:02 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Kolkata | 02:30 → 00:29 | 22:26 | no | 23:27 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Singapore | 05:00 → 02:59 | 00:29 | no | 01:28 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Sydney | 08:00 → 05:59 | 01:21 | no | 02:15 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Suva | 09:00 → 06:59 | 23:53 | no | 00:50 | holds | 20 Oct |