Moonrise of Saturday 18 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:16 moonrise
21:0421:2821:5222:1622:4023:0423:28
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1943
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 212 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 18 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 19 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 02:21 on Sun 19 Sep to 02:27 on Mon 20 Sep.
1943-09-18T17:21:10Z → 1943-09-19T17:26:49Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:16 on the 18th and 22:55 on the 19th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 18th and is 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 12727 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1943: Sunday 19 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1943 falls on Sunday 19 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 02:21 on Sun 19 Sep to 02:27 on Mon 20 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 19 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 19 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 19 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 | 10:21 → 10:27 | 22:24 | holds | 23:06 | no | 18 Sep |
| Chicago | 12:21 → 12:27 | 22:04 | holds | 22:43 | no | 18 Sep |
| Jersey City | 13:21 → 13:27 | 22:11 | holds | 22:50 | no | 18 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 14:21 → 14:27 | 23:02 | holds | 23:50 | no | 18 Sep |
| London | 18:21 → 18:27 | 21:43 | holds | 22:16 | no | 18 Sep |
| Durban | 19:21 → 20:27 | 22:27 | holds | 00:24 | no | 18 Sep |
| Dubai | 21:21 → 21:27 | 21:43 | holds | 22:27 | no | 18 Sep |
| Delhi | 23:51 → 23:57 | 22:38 | no | 23:21 | holds | 19 Sep |
| Kolkata | 23:51 → 23:57 | 22:00 | no | 22:44 | holds | 19 Sep |
| Singapore | 02:21 → 02:27 | 23:48 | no | 00:38 | holds | 19 Sep |
| Sydney | 03:21 → 03:27 | 22:12 | no | 23:11 | holds | 19 Sep |
| Suva | 05:21 → 05:27 | 21:59 | no | 22:54 | holds | 19 Sep |