Moonrise of Friday 9 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1925
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 415 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 9 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 10 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 13:21 on Fri 9 Oct to 15:51 on Sat 10 Oct.
1925-10-09T05:20:50Z → 1925-10-10T07:51:08Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:54 on the 9th and 22:46 on the 10th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 9th and is not on the 10th.
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 24890 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Daqing, 1925: Friday 9 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1925 falls on Friday 9 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 13:21 on Fri 9 Oct to 15:51 on Sat 10 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 9 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 9 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 9 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 9th | Covered | Moonrise 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:21 → 23:51 | 23:17 | holds | 00:10 | no | 9 Oct |
| Chicago | 23:21 → 01:51 | 22:50 | holds | 23:44 | no | 9 Oct |
| Jersey City | 00:21 → 02:51 | 22:57 | holds | 23:50 | no | 9 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 01:21 → 03:51 | 00:07 | holds | 00:56 | no | 9 Oct |
| London | 05:21 → 07:51 | 22:12 | holds | 23:07 | no | 9 Oct |
| Durban | 07:21 → 09:51 | 00:54 | holds | 01:40 | no | 9 Oct |
| Dubai | 09:21 → 11:51 | 23:38 | holds | 00:28 | no | 9 Oct |
| Delhi | 10:51 → 13:21 | 23:30 | holds | 00:21 | no | 9 Oct |
| Kolkata | 10:51 → 13:21 | 22:56 | holds | 23:46 | no | 9 Oct |
| Singapore | 12:21 → 14:51 | 23:58 | holds | 00:47 | no | 9 Oct |
| Sydney | 15:21 → 17:51 | 00:47 | holds | 01:33 | no | 9 Oct |
| Suva | 17:21 → 19:51 | 00:22 | holds | 01:10 | no | 9 Oct |