Moonrise of Saturday 24 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
22:28 moonrise
Aṣṭamī begins 23:11:40
21:1621:4022:0422:2822:5223:1623:40
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 2043
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 Saturday 24 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 25 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 23:12 on Sat 24 Oct to 21:53 on Sun 25 Oct.
2043-10-24T15:11:40Z → 2043-10-25T13:52:58Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:28 on the 24th and 23:40 on the 25th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 24th and is not on the 25th.
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 2635 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 2043: Saturday 24 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 2043 falls on Saturday 24 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 23:12 on Sat 24 Oct to 21:53 on Sun 25 Oct, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 24 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 24 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 24 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 24th | Covered | Moonrise 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:12 → 06:53 | 00:04 | holds | 01:11 | no | 24 Oct |
| Chicago | 10:12 → 08:53 | 23:31 | holds | 00:45 | no | 24 Oct |
| Jersey City | 11:12 → 09:53 | 23:38 | holds | 00:51 | no | 24 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 11:12 → 09:53 | 23:58 | holds | 00:55 | no | 24 Oct |
| London | 16:12 → 13:53 | 22:37 | holds | 23:02 | no | 24 Oct |
| Durban | 17:12 → 15:53 | 00:57 | holds | 01:39 | no | 24 Oct |
| Dubai | 19:12 → 17:53 | 23:20 | holds | 00:24 | no | 24 Oct |
| Delhi | 20:42 → 19:23 | 23:09 | holds | 00:15 | no | 24 Oct |
| Kolkata | 20:42 → 19:23 | 22:38 | holds | 23:41 | no | 24 Oct |
| Singapore | 23:12 → 21:53 | 00:48 | holds | 01:44 | no | 24 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:12 → 00:53 | 01:53 | no | 02:35 | no | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 03:12 → 01:53 | 00:19 | no | 01:09 | holds | 25 Oct |