Moonrise of Friday 16 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:23 moonrise
20:1120:3520:5921:2321:4722:1122:35
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1908
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 76 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 16 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 17 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 22:39 on Fri 16 Oct to 00:39 on Sun 18 Oct.
1908-10-16T14:38:30Z → 1908-10-17T16:39:26Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:23 on the 16th and 22:20 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 4534 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Daqing, 1908: Saturday 17 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1908 falls on Saturday 17 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 22:39 on Fri 16 Oct to 00:39 on Sun 18 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 17 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 16th | Covered | Moonrise 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:39 → 08:39 | 22:55 | holds | 23:51 | no | 16 Oct |
| Chicago | 08:39 → 10:39 | 22:25 | holds | 23:22 | no | 16 Oct |
| Jersey City | 09:39 → 11:39 | 22:32 | holds | 23:29 | no | 16 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 10:39 → 12:39 | 23:51 | holds | 00:42 | no | 16 Oct |
| London | 14:39 → 16:39 | 21:39 | holds | 22:39 | no | 16 Oct |
| Durban | 16:39 → 18:39 | 00:48 | holds | 01:34 | no | 16 Oct |
| Dubai | 18:20 → 20:20 | 22:59 | holds | 23:52 | no | 16 Oct |
| Delhi | 20:09 → 22:09 | 23:08 | holds | 00:02 | no | 16 Oct |
| Kolkata | 20:09 → 22:09 | 22:36 | holds | 23:29 | no | 16 Oct |
| Singapore | 21:39 → 23:39 | 23:43 | holds | 00:34 | no | 16 Oct |
| Sydney | 00:39 → 02:39 | 00:42 | holds | 01:28 | holds | 17 Oct |
| Suva | 02:34 → 04:34 | 00:07 | no | 00:56 | holds | 17 Oct |