Moonrise of Thursday 6 November
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
23:04 moonrise
21:5222:1622:4023:0423:2823:5200:16
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 2031
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 165 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 6 November
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 7 November
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:49 on Fri 7 Nov to 04:12 on Sat 8 Nov.
2031-11-06T17:49:07Z → 2031-11-07T20:11:44Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:04 on the 6th and 00:00 on the 7th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 6th and is on the 7th.
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 9907 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 2031: Friday 7 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 2031 falls on Friday 7 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:49 on Fri 7 Nov to 04:12 on Sat 8 Nov and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 7 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 7 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 7 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 6th | Covered | Moonrise 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:49 → 12:12 | 23:21 | holds | 00:16 | no | 6 Nov |
| Chicago | 11:49 → 14:12 | 23:04 | holds | 00:02 | no | 6 Nov |
| Jersey City | 12:49 → 15:12 | 23:09 | holds | 00:06 | no | 6 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 13:49 → 16:12 | 23:50 | holds | 00:36 | no | 6 Nov |
| London | 17:49 → 20:12 | 22:40 | holds | 23:44 | no | 6 Nov |
| Durban | 19:49 → 22:12 | 00:09 | holds | 00:43 | no | 6 Nov |
| Dubai | 21:49 → 00:12 | 23:32 | holds | 00:23 | no | 6 Nov |
| Delhi | 23:19 → 01:42 | 23:27 | holds | 00:19 | holds | 7 Nov |
| Kolkata | 23:19 → 01:42 | 22:48 | no | 23:39 | holds | 7 Nov |
| Singapore | 01:49 → 04:12 | 00:36 | no | 01:20 | holds | 7 Nov |
| Sydney | 04:49 → 07:12 | 01:02 | no | 01:35 | holds | 7 Nov |
| Suva | 05:49 → 08:12 | 23:50 | no | 00:29 | holds | 7 Nov |