Moonrise of Thursday 21 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:50 moonrise
21:3822:0222:2622:5023:1423:3800:02
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) · 2027
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 604 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 21 October
Aṣṭamī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 22 October
Taken. The only moonrise Aṣṭamī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:56 on Fri 22 Oct to 10:00 on Sat 23 Oct.
2027-10-22T06:26:19Z → 2027-10-23T04:29:37Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:50 on the 21st and 23:55 on the 22nd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 21st and is on the 22nd.
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 36253 s
Ruling
Ahoyī Aṣṭamī, Ujjain, 2027: Friday 22 October.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Ahoyī Aṣṭamī (Ahoi Ashtami) 2027 falls on Friday 22 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:56 on Fri 22 Oct to 10:00 on Sat 23 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 22 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 22 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 22 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ujjain. | ||
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 22nd | Covered | Moonrise 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:26 → 21:30 | 00:36 | no | 01:46 | no | 21 Oct |
| Chicago | 01:26 → 23:30 | 00:10 | no | 01:25 | no | 21 Oct |
| Jersey City | 02:26 → 00:30 | 00:15 | holds | 01:30 | no | 22 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 02:26 → 00:30 | 00:19 | holds | 01:17 | no | 22 Oct |
| London | 07:26 → 05:30 | 23:27 | holds | 00:53 | no | 22 Oct |
| Durban | 08:26 → 06:30 | 01:01 | holds | 01:41 | no | 22 Oct |
| Dubai | 10:26 → 08:30 | 23:47 | holds | 00:52 | no | 22 Oct |
| Delhi | 11:56 → 10:00 | 23:38 | holds | 00:45 | no | 22 Oct |
| Kolkata | 11:56 → 10:00 | 23:04 | holds | 00:08 | no | 22 Oct |
| Singapore | 14:26 → 12:30 | 01:06 | holds | 02:01 | no | 22 Oct |
| Sydney | 17:26 → 15:30 | 01:55 | holds | 02:35 | no | 22 Oct |
| Suva | 18:26 → 16:30 | 00:29 | holds | 01:17 | no | 22 Oct |