Moonrise of Thursday 20 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
20:35 moonrise
19:2319:4720:1120:3520:5921:2321:47
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1951
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 17 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 20 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 21 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 19:19 on Thu 20 Sep to 20:57 on Fri 21 Sep.
1951-09-20T11:19:01Z → 1951-09-21T12:56:35Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:35 on the 20th and 21:14 on the 21st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 20th and is not on the 21st.
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 1047 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1951: Thursday 20 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1951 falls on Thursday 20 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 19:19 on Thu 20 Sep to 20:57 on Fri 21 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 20 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 20 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 20 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 20th | Covered | Moonrise 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:19 → 05:57 | 21:51 | holds | 22:36 | no | 20 Sep |
| Chicago | 06:19 → 07:57 | 21:17 | holds | 21:59 | no | 20 Sep |
| Jersey City | 07:19 → 08:57 | 21:26 | holds | 22:08 | no | 20 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 07:19 → 08:57 | 21:54 | holds | 22:44 | no | 20 Sep |
| London | 12:19 → 13:57 | 20:32 | holds | 21:05 | no | 20 Sep |
| Durban | 13:19 → 14:57 | 23:00 | holds | 23:57 | no | 20 Sep |
| Dubai | 15:19 → 16:57 | 21:20 | holds | 22:05 | no | 20 Sep |
| Delhi | 16:49 → 18:27 | 21:11 | holds | 21:55 | no | 20 Sep |
| Kolkata | 16:49 → 18:27 | 20:40 | holds | 21:25 | no | 20 Sep |
| Singapore | 18:49 → 20:27 | 22:19 | holds | 23:10 | no | 20 Sep |
| Sydney | 21:19 → 22:57 | 22:50 | holds | 23:50 | no | 20 Sep |
| Suva | 23:19 → 00:57 | 22:18 | no | 23:13 | holds | 21 Sep |