Moonrise of Thursday 2 November
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
23:02 moonrise
Aṣṭamī begins 23:56:19
21:5022:1422:3823:0223:2623:5000:14
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 2034
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Aṣṭamī reaches moonrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 2 November
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 3 November
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 23:56 on Thu 2 Nov to 23:09 on Fri 3 Nov.
2034-11-02T15:56:20Z → 2034-11-03T15:09:26Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 23:02 on the 2nd and 00:04 on the 3rd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 2nd and is not on the 3rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither moonrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: paraviddha → tithi-day · margin 3266 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 2034: Thursday 2 November.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 2034 falls on Thursday 2 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 23:56 on Thu 2 Nov to 23:09 on Fri 3 Nov, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 2 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 2 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 2 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 2nd | Covered | Moonrise 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:56 → 08:09 | 00:25 | holds | 01:24 | no | 2 Nov |
| Chicago | 10:56 → 10:09 | 00:04 | holds | 01:07 | no | 2 Nov |
| Jersey City | 11:56 → 11:09 | 00:09 | holds | 01:12 | no | 2 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 11:56 → 11:09 | 23:57 | holds | 00:50 | no | 2 Nov |
| London | 15:56 → 15:09 | 22:35 | holds | 23:44 | no | 2 Nov |
| Durban | 17:56 → 17:09 | 00:21 | holds | 01:05 | no | 2 Nov |
| Dubai | 19:56 → 19:09 | 23:34 | holds | 00:32 | no | 2 Nov |
| Delhi | 21:26 → 20:39 | 23:28 | holds | 00:27 | no | 2 Nov |
| Kolkata | 21:26 → 20:39 | 22:50 | holds | 23:47 | no | 2 Nov |
| Singapore | 23:56 → 23:09 | 00:41 | holds | 01:33 | no | 2 Nov |
| Sydney | 02:56 → 02:09 | 01:12 | no | 01:55 | holds | 3 Nov |
| Suva | 03:56 → 03:09 | 23:56 | no | 00:44 | holds | 3 Nov |