Moonrise of Tuesday 5 November
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
21:54 moonrise
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Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1985
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 355 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 5 November
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 6 November
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 16:00 on Tue 5 Nov to 16:02 on Wed 6 Nov.
1985-11-05T07:59:33Z → 1985-11-06T08:02:09Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:54 on the 5th and 23:09 on the 6th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 5th and is not on the 6th.
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 21285 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Daqing, 1985: Tuesday 5 November.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1985 falls on Tuesday 5 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 16:00 on Tue 5 Nov to 16:02 on Wed 6 Nov and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 5 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 5 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 5 Nov |
| 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 5th | Covered | Moonrise 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:00 → 00:02 | 23:32 | holds | 00:38 | no | 5 Nov |
| Chicago | 02:00 → 02:02 | 23:04 | holds | 00:15 | no | 5 Nov |
| Jersey City | 03:00 → 03:02 | 23:10 | holds | 00:21 | no | 5 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 04:00 → 04:02 | 00:18 | holds | 01:12 | no | 5 Nov |
| London | 08:00 → 08:02 | 22:19 | holds | 23:41 | no | 5 Nov |
| Durban | 10:00 → 10:02 | 01:06 | holds | 01:43 | no | 5 Nov |
| Dubai | 12:00 → 12:02 | 23:47 | holds | 00:47 | no | 5 Nov |
| Delhi | 13:30 → 13:32 | 23:37 | holds | 00:40 | no | 5 Nov |
| Kolkata | 13:30 → 13:32 | 23:04 | holds | 00:03 | no | 5 Nov |
| Singapore | 16:00 → 16:02 | 01:08 | holds | 01:59 | no | 5 Nov |
| Sydney | 19:00 → 19:02 | 02:02 | holds | 02:38 | no | 5 Nov |
| Suva | 20:00 → 20:02 | 00:35 | holds | 01:19 | no | 5 Nov |