Moonrise of Saturday 14 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:03 moonrise
19:5120:1520:3921:0321:2721:5122:15
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1957
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 127 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 14 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 15 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 23:10 on Sat 14 Sep to 00:02 on Mon 16 Sep.
1957-09-14T15:10:00Z → 1957-09-15T16:01:41Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:03 on the 14th and 21:46 on the 15th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 14th and is on the 15th.
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 7628 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1957: Sunday 15 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1957 falls on Sunday 15 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 23:10 on Sat 14 Sep to 00:02 on Mon 16 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 15 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 15 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 15 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 14th | Covered | Moonrise 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:10 → 09:02 | 22:15 | holds | 23:03 | no | 14 Sep |
| Chicago | 10:10 → 11:02 | 21:52 | holds | 22:38 | no | 14 Sep |
| Jersey City | 11:10 → 12:02 | 21:59 | holds | 22:44 | no | 14 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 11:10 → 12:02 | 21:59 | holds | 22:50 | no | 14 Sep |
| London | 16:10 → 17:02 | 21:23 | holds | 22:04 | no | 14 Sep |
| Durban | 17:10 → 18:02 | 22:35 | holds | 23:30 | no | 14 Sep |
| Dubai | 19:10 → 20:02 | 21:36 | holds | 22:23 | no | 14 Sep |
| Delhi | 20:40 → 21:32 | 21:29 | holds | 22:15 | no | 14 Sep |
| Kolkata | 20:40 → 21:32 | 20:53 | holds | 21:40 | no | 14 Sep |
| Singapore | 22:40 → 23:32 | 22:18 | no | 23:08 | holds | 15 Sep |
| Sydney | 01:10 → 02:02 | 22:23 | no | 23:19 | holds | 15 Sep |
| Suva | 03:10 → 04:02 | 22:05 | no | 22:58 | holds | 15 Sep |