Moonrise of Friday 16 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
22:32 moonrise
21:2021:4422:0822:3222:5623:2023:44
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī · 1908
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 202 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 16 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 17 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 18:04 on Fri 16 Oct to 20:04 on Sat 17 Oct.
1908-10-16T14:38:30Z → 1908-10-17T16:39:26Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:32 on the 16th and 23:26 on the 17th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 16th and is not on the 17th.
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 12121 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Tehran, 1908: Friday 16 October.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī 1908 falls on Friday 16 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 18:04 on Fri 16 Oct to 20:04 on Sat 17 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 16 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 16 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 16 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Tehran. | ||
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 16th | Covered | Moonrise 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:39 → 08:39 | 22:55 | holds | 23:51 | no | 16 Oct |
| Chicago | 08:39 → 10:39 | 22:25 | holds | 23:22 | no | 16 Oct |
| Jersey City | 09:39 → 11:39 | 22:32 | holds | 23:29 | no | 16 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 10:39 → 12:39 | 23:51 | holds | 00:42 | no | 16 Oct |
| London | 14:39 → 16:39 | 21:39 | holds | 22:39 | no | 16 Oct |
| Durban | 16:39 → 18:39 | 00:48 | holds | 01:34 | no | 16 Oct |
| Dubai | 18:20 → 20:20 | 22:59 | holds | 23:52 | no | 16 Oct |
| Delhi | 20:09 → 22:09 | 23:08 | holds | 00:02 | no | 16 Oct |
| Kolkata | 20:09 → 22:09 | 22:36 | holds | 23:29 | no | 16 Oct |
| Singapore | 21:39 → 23:39 | 23:43 | holds | 00:34 | no | 16 Oct |
| Sydney | 00:39 → 02:39 | 00:42 | holds | 01:28 | holds | 17 Oct |
| Suva | 02:34 → 04:34 | 00:07 | no | 00:56 | holds | 17 Oct |