Moonrise of Monday 19 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:34 moonrise
20:2220:4621:1021:3421:5822:2222:46
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1981
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 31 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 19 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 20 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:21 on Tue 20 Oct to 23:08 on Tue 20 Oct.
1981-10-19T16:21:14Z → 1981-10-20T15:08:27Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:34 on the 19th and 22:38 on the 20th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 19th and is on the 20th.
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 1848 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Daqing, 1981: Tuesday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1981 falls on Tuesday 20 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:21 on Tue 20 Oct to 23:08 on Tue 20 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 20 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 19th | Covered | Moonrise 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:21 → 08:08 | 00:05 | holds | 01:07 | no | 19 Oct |
| Chicago | 11:21 → 10:08 | 23:37 | holds | 00:41 | no | 19 Oct |
| Jersey City | 12:21 → 11:08 | 23:44 | holds | 00:47 | no | 19 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:21 → 11:08 | 23:53 | holds | 00:49 | no | 19 Oct |
| London | 17:21 → 16:08 | 22:56 | holds | 00:03 | no | 19 Oct |
| Durban | 18:21 → 17:08 | 00:38 | holds | 01:29 | no | 19 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:21 → 19:08 | 23:21 | holds | 00:20 | no | 19 Oct |
| Delhi | 21:51 → 20:38 | 23:12 | holds | 00:12 | no | 19 Oct |
| Kolkata | 21:51 → 20:38 | 22:38 | holds | 23:37 | no | 19 Oct |
| Singapore | 23:51 → 22:38 | 00:10 | holds | 01:06 | no | 19 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:21 → 01:08 | 00:29 | no | 01:21 | no | 19 Oct |
| Suva | 04:21 → 03:08 | 00:03 | no | 00:57 | holds | 20 Oct |