Moonrise of Thursday 23 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:37 moonrise
20:2520:4921:1321:3722:0122:2522:49
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1948
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 Thursday 23 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 24 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 02:47 on Fri 24 Sep to 03:00 on Sat 25 Sep.
1948-09-23T17:46:36Z → 1948-09-24T17:59:53Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:37 on the 23rd and 22:15 on the 24th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 23rd and is on the 24th.
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 17112 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1948: Friday 24 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1948 falls on Friday 24 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 02:47 on Fri 24 Sep to 03:00 on Sat 25 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 24 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 24 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 24 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 23rd | Covered | Moonrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:47 → 11:00 | 21:50 | holds | 22:35 | no | 23 Sep |
| Chicago | 12:47 → 13:00 | 21:20 | holds | 22:01 | no | 23 Sep |
| Jersey City | 13:47 → 14:00 | 21:28 | holds | 22:09 | no | 23 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 13:47 → 14:00 | 21:47 | holds | 22:39 | no | 23 Sep |
| London | 18:47 → 19:00 | 20:42 | holds | 21:12 | no | 23 Sep |
| Durban | 19:47 → 20:00 | 22:42 | holds | 23:45 | no | 23 Sep |
| Dubai | 21:47 → 22:00 | 21:17 | no | 22:02 | no | 23 Sep |
| Delhi | 23:17 → 23:30 | 21:09 | no | 21:53 | holds | 24 Sep |
| Kolkata | 23:17 → 23:30 | 20:36 | no | 21:22 | holds | 24 Sep |
| Singapore | 01:17 → 01:30 | 22:10 | no | 23:02 | holds | 24 Sep |
| Sydney | 03:47 → 04:00 | 22:30 | no | 23:35 | holds | 24 Sep |
| Suva | 05:47 → 06:00 | 22:04 | no | 23:01 | holds | 24 Sep |