Moonrise of Tuesday 30 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
20:17 moonrise
19:0519:2919:5320:1720:4121:0521:29
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1969
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 363 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 30 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 1 October
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 02:20 on Wed 1 Oct to 03:52 on Thu 2 Oct.
1969-09-30T18:19:55Z → 1969-10-01T19:52:11Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:17 on the 30th and 21:00 on the 1st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 30th and is on the 1st.
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 21773 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1969: Wednesday 1 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1969 falls on Wednesday 1 October. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 02:20 on Wed 1 Oct to 03:52 on Thu 2 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 1 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 1 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 1 Oct |
| 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 30th | Covered | Moonrise 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:20 → 12:52 | 21:36 | holds | 22:24 | no | 30 Sep |
| Chicago | 13:20 → 14:52 | 21:01 | holds | 21:47 | no | 30 Sep |
| Jersey City | 14:20 → 15:52 | 21:10 | holds | 21:55 | no | 30 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 14:20 → 15:52 | 21:43 | holds | 22:34 | no | 30 Sep |
| London | 19:20 → 20:52 | 20:11 | holds | 20:49 | holds | 30 Sep |
| Durban | 20:20 → 21:52 | 22:52 | holds | 23:50 | no | 30 Sep |
| Dubai | 22:20 → 23:52 | 21:06 | no | 21:54 | holds | 1 Oct |
| Delhi | 23:50 → 01:22 | 20:56 | no | 21:43 | holds | 1 Oct |
| Kolkata | 23:50 → 01:22 | 20:26 | no | 21:14 | holds | 1 Oct |
| Singapore | 01:50 → 03:22 | 22:08 | no | 23:00 | holds | 1 Oct |
| Sydney | 04:20 → 05:52 | 22:44 | no | 23:44 | holds | 1 Oct |
| Suva | 06:20 → 07:52 | 22:09 | no | 23:05 | holds | 1 Oct |