Moonrise of Wednesday 31 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
23:17 moonrise
22:0522:2922:5323:1723:4100:0500:29
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 2018
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 577 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 31 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 1 November
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 13:40 on Wed 31 Oct to 11:40 on Thu 1 Nov.
2018-10-31T05:40:05Z → 2018-11-01T03:40:17Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:17 on the 31st and 00:25 on the 1st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 31st and is not on the 1st.
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 34593 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 2018: Wednesday 31 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 2018 falls on Wednesday 31 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 13:40 on Wed 31 Oct to 11:40 on Thu 1 Nov and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 31 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 31st | Covered | Moonrise 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:40 → 20:40 | 00:45 | no | 01:51 | no | 30 Oct |
| Chicago | 00:40 → 22:40 | 00:20 | no | 01:31 | no | 30 Oct |
| Jersey City | 01:40 → 23:40 | 00:26 | no | 01:36 | no | 30 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 01:40 → 23:40 | 00:25 | no | 01:23 | no | 30 Oct |
| London | 05:40 → 03:40 | 22:44 | holds | 00:00 | no | 31 Oct |
| Durban | 07:40 → 05:40 | 01:00 | holds | 01:46 | no | 31 Oct |
| Dubai | 09:40 → 07:40 | 23:56 | holds | 00:59 | no | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 11:10 → 09:10 | 23:48 | holds | 00:52 | no | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 11:10 → 09:10 | 23:12 | holds | 00:14 | no | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 13:40 → 11:40 | 01:09 | holds | 02:06 | no | 31 Oct |
| Sydney | 16:40 → 14:40 | 01:51 | holds | 02:37 | no | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 17:40 → 15:40 | 00:29 | holds | 01:20 | no | 31 Oct |