Moonrise of Saturday 22 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
23:13 moonrise
22:0122:2522:4923:1323:3700:0100:25
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 2016
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 452 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 22 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 23 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 15:40 on Sat 22 Oct to 14:58 on Sun 23 Oct.
2016-10-22T07:40:28Z → 2016-10-23T06:58:22Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:13 on the 22nd and 00:13 on the 23rd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 22nd and is not 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 27140 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 2016: Saturday 22 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 2016 falls on Saturday 22 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 15:40 on Sat 22 Oct to 14:58 on Sun 23 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 22 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 22 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 22 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 | 00:40 → 23:58 | 00:36 | no | 01:34 | no | 21 Oct |
| Chicago | 02:40 → 01:58 | 00:13 | holds | 01:15 | no | 22 Oct |
| Jersey City | 03:40 → 02:58 | 00:19 | holds | 01:20 | no | 22 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 03:40 → 02:58 | 00:13 | holds | 01:06 | no | 22 Oct |
| London | 08:40 → 07:58 | 23:42 | holds | 00:48 | no | 22 Oct |
| Durban | 09:40 → 08:58 | 00:43 | holds | 01:28 | no | 22 Oct |
| Dubai | 11:40 → 10:58 | 23:48 | holds | 00:45 | no | 22 Oct |
| Delhi | 13:10 → 12:28 | 23:41 | holds | 00:39 | no | 22 Oct |
| Kolkata | 13:10 → 12:28 | 23:04 | holds | 00:00 | no | 22 Oct |
| Singapore | 15:40 → 14:58 | 00:58 | holds | 01:51 | no | 22 Oct |
| Sydney | 18:40 → 17:58 | 01:34 | holds | 02:19 | no | 22 Oct |
| Suva | 19:40 → 18:58 | 00:15 | holds | 01:04 | no | 22 Oct |