Moonrise of Sunday 14 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
22:19 moonrise
Aṣṭamī begins 23:31:02
21:0721:3121:5522:1922:4323:0723:31
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 2063
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 Sunday 14 October
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 15 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 23:31 on Sun 14 Oct to 22:02 on Mon 15 Oct.
2063-10-14T15:31:03Z → 2063-10-15T14:01:35Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:19 on the 14th and 23:31 on the 15th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 14th and is not on the 15th.
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 4303 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 2063: Sunday 14 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 2063 falls on Sunday 14 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 23:31 on Sun 14 Oct to 22:02 on Mon 15 Oct, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 14 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 14 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 14 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 14th | Covered | Moonrise 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:31 → 07:02 | 23:55 | holds | 01:06 | no | 14 Oct |
| Chicago | 10:31 → 09:02 | 23:21 | holds | 00:37 | no | 14 Oct |
| Jersey City | 11:31 → 10:02 | 23:28 | holds | 00:43 | no | 14 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 11:31 → 10:02 | 23:52 | holds | 00:53 | no | 14 Oct |
| London | 16:31 → 15:02 | 22:25 | holds | 23:50 | no | 14 Oct |
| Durban | 17:31 → 16:02 | 00:55 | holds | 01:40 | no | 14 Oct |
| Dubai | 19:31 → 18:02 | 23:13 | holds | 00:18 | no | 14 Oct |
| Delhi | 21:01 → 19:32 | 23:02 | holds | 00:09 | no | 14 Oct |
| Kolkata | 21:01 → 19:32 | 22:31 | holds | 23:35 | no | 14 Oct |
| Singapore | 23:31 → 22:02 | 00:43 | holds | 01:40 | no | 14 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:31 → 01:02 | 01:50 | no | 02:35 | no | 14 Oct |
| Suva | 03:31 → 02:02 | 00:14 | no | 01:07 | holds | 15 Oct |