Moonrise of Monday 28 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:19 moonrise
20:0720:3120:5521:1921:4322:0722:31
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 2002
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 150 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 28 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 29 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:45 on Tue 29 Oct to 01:00 on Wed 30 Oct.
2002-10-28T17:44:46Z → 2002-10-29T16:59:33Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:19 on the 28th and 22:29 on the 29th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 28th and is on the 29th.
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 9028 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Daqing, 2002: Tuesday 29 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 2002 falls on Tuesday 29 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:45 on Tue 29 Oct to 01:00 on Wed 30 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 29 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 29 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 29 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 28th | Covered | Moonrise 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:45 → 09:00 | 22:59 | holds | 00:06 | no | 28 Oct |
| Chicago | 11:45 → 11:00 | 22:28 | holds | 23:39 | no | 28 Oct |
| Jersey City | 12:45 → 12:00 | 22:35 | holds | 23:45 | no | 28 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 13:45 → 13:00 | 23:53 | holds | 00:51 | no | 28 Oct |
| London | 17:45 → 17:00 | 21:39 | holds | 22:56 | no | 28 Oct |
| Durban | 19:45 → 19:00 | 00:49 | holds | 01:35 | no | 28 Oct |
| Dubai | 21:45 → 21:00 | 23:17 | holds | 00:19 | no | 28 Oct |
| Delhi | 23:15 → 22:30 | 23:07 | no | 00:10 | no | 28 Oct |
| Kolkata | 23:15 → 22:30 | 22:35 | no | 23:36 | no | 28 Oct |
| Singapore | 01:45 → 01:00 | 00:43 | no | 01:38 | no | 28 Oct |
| Sydney | 04:45 → 04:00 | 01:43 | no | 02:29 | holds | 29 Oct |
| Suva | 05:45 → 05:00 | 00:12 | no | 01:03 | holds | 29 Oct |