Moonrise of Wednesday 11 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:20 moonrise
21:0821:3221:5622:2022:4423:0823:32
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 2017
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 490 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 11 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 12 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:26 on Thu 12 Oct to 07:29 on Fri 13 Oct.
2017-10-12T01:26:00Z → 2017-10-12T23:29:26Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:20 on the 11th and 23:20 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 29392 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 2017: Thursday 12 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 2017 falls on Thursday 12 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:26 on Thu 12 Oct to 07:29 on Fri 13 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 12 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 12 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 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 12th | Covered | Moonrise 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:26 → 16:29 | 00:45 | no | 01:48 | no | 11 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:26 → 18:29 | 00:20 | no | 01:25 | no | 11 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:26 → 19:29 | 00:26 | no | 01:31 | no | 11 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:26 → 19:29 | 00:28 | no | 01:25 | no | 11 Oct |
| London | 02:26 → 00:29 | 23:44 | holds | 00:52 | no | 12 Oct |
| Durban | 03:26 → 01:29 | 01:05 | holds | 01:55 | no | 12 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:26 → 03:29 | 23:59 | holds | 00:59 | no | 12 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:56 → 04:59 | 23:51 | holds | 00:52 | no | 12 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:56 → 04:59 | 23:15 | holds | 00:15 | no | 12 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:26 → 07:29 | 01:13 | holds | 02:10 | no | 12 Oct |
| Sydney | 12:26 → 10:29 | 01:54 | holds | 02:46 | no | 12 Oct |
| Suva | 13:26 → 11:29 | 00:32 | holds | 01:26 | no | 12 Oct |