Moonrise of Monday 16 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 2079
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 442 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 16 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 17 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:27 on Tue 17 Oct to 06:23 on Wed 18 Oct.
2079-10-17T00:26:34Z → 2079-10-17T22:23:23Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:50 on the 16th and 23:01 on the 17th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 16th and is on the 17th.
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 26519 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Baoding, 2079: Tuesday 17 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 2079 falls on Tuesday 17 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:27 on Tue 17 Oct to 06:23 on Wed 18 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 17 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 17th | Covered | Moonrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:27 → 15:23 | 00:38 | no | 01:48 | no | 16 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:27 → 17:23 | 00:05 | no | 01:21 | no | 16 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:27 → 18:23 | 00:12 | no | 01:27 | no | 16 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 20:27 → 18:23 | 00:33 | no | 01:32 | no | 16 Oct |
| London | 01:27 → 23:23 | 23:10 | holds | 00:36 | no | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 02:27 → 00:23 | 01:33 | no | 02:17 | no | 16 Oct |
| Dubai | 04:27 → 02:23 | 23:54 | holds | 01:00 | no | 17 Oct |
| Delhi | 05:57 → 03:53 | 23:43 | holds | 00:51 | no | 17 Oct |
| Kolkata | 05:57 → 03:53 | 23:12 | holds | 00:17 | no | 17 Oct |
| Singapore | 08:27 → 06:23 | 01:23 | holds | 02:20 | no | 17 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:27 → 09:23 | 02:28 | holds | 03:12 | no | 17 Oct |
| Suva | 12:27 → 10:23 | 00:54 | holds | 01:45 | no | 17 Oct |