Moonrise of Thursday 18 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1924
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 128 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 18 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 19 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 17:48 on Thu 18 Sep to 19:57 on Fri 19 Sep.
1924-09-18T09:48:22Z → 1924-09-19T11:56:36Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:27 on the 18th and 22:04 on the 19th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 18th and is not on the 19th.
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 7663 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1924: Thursday 18 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1924 falls on Thursday 18 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 17:48 on Thu 18 Sep to 19:57 on Fri 19 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 18 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 18 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 18 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 18th | Covered | Moonrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:48 → 03:57 | 21:35 | holds | 22:15 | no | 18 Sep |
| Chicago | 04:48 → 06:57 | 22:14 | holds | 22:52 | no | 18 Sep |
| Jersey City | 05:48 → 07:57 | 22:21 | holds | 22:59 | no | 18 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 05:48 → 07:57 | 22:14 | holds | 22:59 | no | 18 Sep |
| London | 10:48 → 12:57 | 21:52 | holds | 22:24 | no | 18 Sep |
| Durban | 11:48 → 13:57 | 22:42 | holds | 23:35 | no | 18 Sep |
| Dubai | 13:48 → 15:57 | 21:55 | holds | 22:36 | no | 18 Sep |
| Delhi | 15:18 → 17:27 | 21:50 | holds | 22:30 | no | 18 Sep |
| Kolkata | 15:18 → 17:27 | 21:13 | holds | 21:54 | no | 18 Sep |
| Singapore | 16:48 → 18:57 | 22:03 | holds | 22:49 | no | 18 Sep |
| Sydney | 19:48 → 21:57 | 22:30 | holds | 23:24 | no | 18 Sep |
| Suva | 21:48 → 23:57 | 22:16 | holds | 23:06 | holds | 18 Sep |