Moonrise of Saturday 16 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
20:36 moonrise
19:2419:4820:1220:3621:0021:2421:48
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1916
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 83 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 16 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 17 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:59 on Sat 16 Sep to 22:54 on Sun 17 Sep.
1916-09-16T13:59:16Z → 1916-09-17T14:53:56Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:36 on the 16th and 21:18 on the 17th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 16th and is on the 17th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one moonrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 4982 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1916: Sunday 17 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1916 falls on Sunday 17 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:59 on Sat 16 Sep to 22:54 on Sun 17 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 17 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 17 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 17 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/chandra-shashthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 6 Candra sasthi (Sasthi current at moon-rise, if occurs on two successive days, it is to be observed on the first day).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Ṣaṣṭhī | Moonrise 16th | Covered | Moonrise 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:59 → 06:54 | 20:52 | holds | 21:39 | no | 16 Sep |
| Chicago | 07:59 → 08:54 | 20:22 | holds | 21:06 | no | 16 Sep |
| Jersey City | 08:59 → 09:54 | 20:30 | holds | 21:14 | no | 16 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 09:59 → 10:54 | 21:51 | holds | 22:42 | no | 16 Sep |
| London | 14:59 → 15:54 | 20:40 | holds | 21:17 | no | 16 Sep |
| Durban | 15:59 → 16:54 | 22:49 | holds | 23:47 | no | 16 Sep |
| Dubai | 17:40 → 18:35 | 21:00 | holds | 21:47 | no | 16 Sep |
| Delhi | 19:29 → 20:24 | 21:10 | holds | 21:56 | no | 16 Sep |
| Kolkata | 19:29 → 20:24 | 20:38 | holds | 21:25 | no | 16 Sep |
| Singapore | 20:59 → 21:54 | 21:44 | holds | 22:36 | no | 16 Sep |
| Sydney | 23:59 → 00:54 | 22:39 | no | 23:39 | holds | 17 Sep |
| Suva | 01:59 → 02:54 | 22:10 | no | 23:06 | holds | 17 Sep |