Moonrise of Wednesday 19 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:46 moonrise
20:3420:5821:2221:4622:1022:3422:58
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 2011
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 25 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 19 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 20 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 23:29 on Wed 19 Oct to 23:19 on Thu 20 Oct.
2011-10-19T15:29:28Z → 2011-10-20T15:19:18Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:46 on the 19th and 22:54 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 1516 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Daqing, 2011: Thursday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 2011 falls on Thursday 20 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 23:29 on Wed 19 Oct to 23:19 on Thu 20 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 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 | 08:29 → 08:19 | 00:13 | holds | 01:16 | no | 19 Oct |
| Chicago | 10:29 → 10:19 | 23:49 | holds | 00:56 | no | 19 Oct |
| Jersey City | 11:29 → 11:19 | 23:55 | holds | 01:01 | no | 19 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 11:29 → 11:19 | 23:53 | holds | 00:47 | no | 19 Oct |
| London | 16:29 → 16:19 | 23:13 | holds | 00:26 | no | 19 Oct |
| Durban | 17:29 → 17:19 | 00:29 | holds | 01:10 | no | 19 Oct |
| Dubai | 19:29 → 19:19 | 23:26 | holds | 00:24 | no | 19 Oct |
| Delhi | 20:59 → 20:49 | 23:18 | holds | 00:18 | no | 19 Oct |
| Kolkata | 20:59 → 20:49 | 22:43 | holds | 23:40 | no | 19 Oct |
| Singapore | 23:29 → 23:19 | 00:40 | holds | 01:32 | no | 19 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:29 → 02:19 | 01:22 | no | 02:03 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Suva | 03:29 → 03:19 | 00:01 | no | 00:47 | holds | 20 Oct |