Moonrise of Saturday 4 November
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:29 moonrise
21:1721:4122:0522:2922:5323:1723:41
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 2023
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 301 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 4 November
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 5 November
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 03:30 on Sun 5 Nov to 05:49 on Mon 6 Nov.
2023-11-04T19:30:02Z → 2023-11-05T21:48:47Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:29 on the 4th and 23:32 on the 5th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 4th and is on the 5th.
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 18040 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 2023: Sunday 5 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 2023 falls on Sunday 5 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 03:30 on Sun 5 Nov to 05:49 on Mon 6 Nov and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 5 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 5 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 5 Nov |
| 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 4th | Covered | Moonrise 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:30 → 13:49 | 23:58 | holds | 23:56 | no | 4 Nov |
| Chicago | 14:30 → 15:49 | 23:28 | holds | 23:31 | no | 4 Nov |
| Jersey City | 15:30 → 16:49 | 23:35 | holds | 23:38 | no | 4 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 15:30 → 17:49 | 23:50 | holds | 00:39 | no | 4 Nov |
| London | 19:30 → 21:49 | 21:40 | holds | 22:54 | no | 4 Nov |
| Durban | 21:30 → 23:49 | 00:46 | holds | 01:20 | no | 4 Nov |
| Dubai | 23:30 → 01:49 | 23:17 | no | 00:12 | holds | 5 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:00 → 03:19 | 23:08 | no | 00:04 | holds | 5 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:00 → 03:19 | 22:35 | no | 23:30 | holds | 5 Nov |
| Singapore | 03:30 → 05:49 | 00:43 | no | 01:30 | holds | 5 Nov |
| Sydney | 06:30 → 08:49 | 01:43 | no | 02:18 | holds | 5 Nov |
| Suva | 07:30 → 09:49 | 00:13 | no | 00:54 | holds | 5 Nov |