Moonrise of Thursday 15 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:04 moonrise
19:5220:1620:4021:0421:2821:5222:16
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1927
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 242 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 15 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 16 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 03:59 on Fri 16 Sep to 01:43 on Sat 17 Sep.
1927-09-15T19:59:12Z → 1927-09-16T17:43:25Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:04 on the 15th and 21:42 on the 16th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 15th and is on the 16th.
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 14496 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1927: Friday 16 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1927 falls on Friday 16 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 03:59 on Fri 16 Sep to 01:43 on Sat 17 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 16 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 16 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 16 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 15th | Covered | Moonrise 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:59 → 09:43 | 21:13 | holds | 21:56 | no | 15 Sep |
| Chicago | 14:59 → 12:43 | 21:51 | holds | 22:29 | no | 15 Sep |
| Jersey City | 15:59 → 13:43 | 21:58 | holds | 22:37 | no | 15 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 15:59 → 13:43 | 21:54 | holds | 22:46 | no | 15 Sep |
| London | 20:59 → 18:43 | 21:27 | holds | 21:56 | no | 15 Sep |
| Durban | 21:59 → 19:43 | 22:22 | holds | 23:29 | no | 15 Sep |
| Dubai | 23:59 → 21:43 | 21:32 | no | 22:18 | no | 15 Sep |
| Delhi | 01:29 → 23:13 | 21:27 | no | 22:11 | holds | 16 Sep |
| Kolkata | 01:29 → 23:13 | 20:49 | no | 21:36 | holds | 16 Sep |
| Singapore | 02:59 → 00:43 | 21:39 | no | 22:34 | holds | 16 Sep |
| Sydney | 05:59 → 03:43 | 22:05 | no | 23:15 | holds | 16 Sep |
| Suva | 07:59 → 05:43 | 21:50 | no | 22:52 | holds | 16 Sep |