Moonrise of Wednesday 1 November
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
22:49 moonrise
Aṣṭamī begins 23:05:24
21:3722:0122:2522:4923:1323:3700:01
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 2045
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 Wednesday 1 November
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 2 November
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 23:05 on Wed 1 Nov to 21:11 on Thu 2 Nov.
2045-11-01T15:05:24Z → 2045-11-02T13:11:15Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:49 on the 1st and 00:03 on the 2nd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 1st and is not on the 2nd.
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 983 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 2045: Wednesday 1 November.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 2045 falls on Wednesday 1 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 23:05 on Wed 1 Nov to 21:11 on Thu 2 Nov, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 1 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 1 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 1 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 1st | Covered | Moonrise 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:05 → 06:11 | 00:22 | holds | 01:31 | no | 1 Nov |
| Chicago | 10:05 → 08:11 | 23:56 | holds | 01:12 | no | 1 Nov |
| Jersey City | 11:05 → 09:11 | 00:02 | holds | 01:16 | no | 1 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 11:05 → 09:11 | 00:02 | holds | 00:59 | no | 1 Nov |
| London | 15:05 → 13:11 | 22:15 | holds | 23:42 | no | 1 Nov |
| Durban | 17:05 → 15:11 | 00:41 | holds | 01:19 | no | 1 Nov |
| Dubai | 19:05 → 17:11 | 23:32 | holds | 00:36 | no | 1 Nov |
| Delhi | 20:35 → 18:41 | 23:23 | holds | 00:30 | no | 1 Nov |
| Kolkata | 20:35 → 18:41 | 22:48 | holds | 23:51 | no | 1 Nov |
| Singapore | 23:05 → 21:11 | 00:48 | holds | 01:42 | no | 1 Nov |
| Sydney | 02:05 → 00:11 | 01:35 | no | 02:12 | no | 1 Nov |
| Suva | 03:05 → 01:11 | 00:11 | no | 00:57 | holds | 2 Nov |