Moonrise of Tuesday 24 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
20:33 moonrise
19:2119:4520:0920:3320:5721:2121:45
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1918
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 285 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 24 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 25 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 04:07 on Wed 25 Sep to 02:12 on Thu 26 Sep.
1918-09-24T20:07:09Z → 1918-09-25T18:11:47Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:33 on the 24th and 21:26 on the 25th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 24th and is on the 25th.
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 17129 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1918: Wednesday 25 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1918 falls on Wednesday 25 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 04:07 on Wed 25 Sep to 02:12 on Thu 26 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 25 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 25 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 25 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 24th | Covered | Moonrise 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:07 → 11:12 | 21:55 | holds | 22:52 | no | 24 Sep |
| Chicago | 15:07 → 13:12 | 21:26 | holds | 22:21 | no | 24 Sep |
| Jersey City | 16:07 → 14:12 | 21:33 | holds | 22:29 | no | 24 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 16:07 → 14:12 | 21:47 | holds | 22:45 | no | 24 Sep |
| London | 21:07 → 19:12 | 20:46 | no | 21:38 | no | 24 Sep |
| Durban | 22:07 → 20:12 | 22:35 | holds | 23:37 | no | 24 Sep |
| Dubai | 23:48 → 21:53 | 20:56 | no | 21:52 | holds | 25 Sep |
| Delhi | 01:37 → 23:42 | 21:06 | no | 22:02 | holds | 25 Sep |
| Kolkata | 01:37 → 23:42 | 20:32 | no | 21:28 | holds | 25 Sep |
| Singapore | 03:07 → 01:12 | 21:34 | no | 22:33 | holds | 25 Sep |
| Sydney | 06:07 → 04:12 | 22:22 | no | 23:26 | holds | 25 Sep |
| Suva | 08:07 → 06:12 | 21:55 | no | 22:57 | holds | 25 Sep |