Moonrise of Friday 17 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:01 moonrise
20:4921:1321:3722:0122:2522:4923:13
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 2003
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 589 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 17 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 18 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 07:49 on Sat 18 Oct to 09:02 on Sun 19 Oct.
2003-10-17T23:49:18Z → 2003-10-19T01:02:14Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:01 on the 17th and 22:59 on the 18th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 17th and is on the 18th.
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 35328 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 2003: Saturday 18 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 2003 falls on Saturday 18 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 07:49 on Sat 18 Oct to 09:02 on Sun 19 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 18 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 18 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 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 17th | Covered | Moonrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:49 → 18:02 | 23:29 | holds | 01:32 | no | 17 Oct |
| Chicago | 18:49 → 20:02 | 22:54 | holds | 01:04 | no | 17 Oct |
| Jersey City | 19:49 → 21:02 | 23:02 | holds | 01:10 | no | 17 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 19:49 → 21:02 | 23:31 | holds | 01:20 | no | 17 Oct |
| London | 00:49 → 02:02 | 21:58 | no | 00:19 | no | 18 Oct |
| Durban | 01:49 → 03:02 | 00:40 | no | 02:09 | no | 18 Oct |
| Dubai | 03:49 → 05:02 | 22:53 | no | 00:48 | no | 18 Oct |
| Delhi | 05:19 → 06:32 | 22:42 | no | 00:39 | no | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 05:19 → 06:32 | 22:12 | no | 00:06 | no | 18 Oct |
| Singapore | 07:49 → 09:02 | 00:25 | no | 02:10 | no | 18 Oct |
| Sydney | 09:49 → 11:02 | 00:35 | no | 02:05 | no | 18 Oct |
| Suva | 11:49 → 13:02 | 23:59 | no | 01:37 | no | 18 Oct |