Moonrise of Sunday 1 November
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
01:48 moonrise
00:3601:0001:2401:4802:1202:3603:00
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 2026
Determinatein Sydney, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 326 minutes.
Decide it for
33°52′ S 151°12′ E · Australia/Sydney · GeoNames 2147714
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Sunday 1 November
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 2 November
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 20:22 on Sun 1 Nov to 18:41 on Mon 2 Nov.
2026-11-01T09:22:11Z → 2026-11-02T07:41:00Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 01:48 on the 1st and 02:24 on the 2nd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 1st and is not on the 2nd.
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 19552 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Sydney, 2026: Sunday 1 November.
confidence: determinate
In Sydney, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 2026 falls on Sunday 1 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 20:22 on Sun 1 Nov to 18:41 on Mon 2 Nov and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 1 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 1 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 1 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Sydney. | ||
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 1st | Covered | Moonrise 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:22 → 23:41 | 23:36 | holds | 00:43 | no | 1 Nov |
| Chicago | 03:22 → 01:41 | 23:11 | holds | 00:24 | no | 1 Nov |
| Jersey City | 04:22 → 02:41 | 23:16 | holds | 00:29 | no | 1 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 05:22 → 03:41 | 00:15 | holds | 01:10 | no | 1 Nov |
| London | 09:22 → 07:41 | 22:31 | holds | 23:56 | no | 1 Nov |
| Durban | 11:22 → 09:41 | 00:53 | holds | 01:30 | no | 1 Nov |
| Dubai | 13:22 → 11:41 | 23:46 | holds | 00:49 | no | 1 Nov |
| Delhi | 14:52 → 13:11 | 23:37 | holds | 00:43 | no | 1 Nov |
| Kolkata | 14:52 → 13:11 | 23:02 | holds | 00:04 | no | 1 Nov |
| Singapore | 17:22 → 15:41 | 01:02 | holds | 01:54 | no | 1 Nov |
| Sydney | 20:22 → 18:41 | 01:48 | holds | 02:24 | no | 1 Nov |
| Suva | 21:22 → 19:41 | 00:24 | holds | 01:09 | no | 1 Nov |