Moonrise of Wednesday 27 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:45 moonrise
21:3321:5722:2122:4523:0923:3323:57
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 2021
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 695 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 27 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 28 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 10:20 on Thu 28 Oct to 11:40 on Fri 29 Oct.
2021-10-28T07:19:38Z → 2021-10-29T08:39:55Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:45 on the 27th and 23:47 on the 28th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 27th and is on the 28th.
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 41694 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Bucharest, 2021: Thursday 28 October.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 2021 falls on Thursday 28 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 10:20 on Thu 28 Oct to 11:40 on Fri 29 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 28 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 28 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 28 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
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 28th | Covered | Moonrise 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:20 → 01:40 | 00:22 | holds | 01:24 | no | 28 Oct |
| Chicago | 02:20 → 03:40 | 23:52 | holds | 00:58 | no | 28 Oct |
| Jersey City | 03:20 → 04:40 | 23:59 | holds | 01:04 | no | 28 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 03:20 → 04:40 | 00:14 | holds | 01:07 | no | 28 Oct |
| London | 08:20 → 09:40 | 23:05 | holds | 00:18 | no | 28 Oct |
| Durban | 09:20 → 10:40 | 01:08 | holds | 01:48 | no | 28 Oct |
| Dubai | 11:20 → 12:40 | 23:40 | holds | 00:38 | no | 28 Oct |
| Delhi | 12:50 → 14:10 | 23:31 | holds | 00:30 | no | 28 Oct |
| Kolkata | 12:50 → 14:10 | 22:59 | holds | 23:55 | no | 28 Oct |
| Singapore | 15:20 → 16:40 | 01:05 | holds | 01:56 | no | 28 Oct |
| Sydney | 18:20 → 19:40 | 02:04 | holds | 02:44 | no | 28 Oct |
| Suva | 19:20 → 20:40 | 00:34 | holds | 01:20 | no | 28 Oct |