Moonrise of Saturday 19 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
20:18 moonrise
19:0619:3019:5420:1820:4221:0621:30
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1970
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 491 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 19 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 20 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 05:52 on Sun 20 Sep to 05:10 on Mon 21 Sep.
1970-09-19T21:51:35Z → 1970-09-20T21:10:19Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:18 on the 19th and 20:59 on the 20th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 19th and is on the 20th.
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 29484 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1970: Sunday 20 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1970 falls on Sunday 20 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 05:52 on Sun 20 Sep to 05:10 on Mon 21 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 20 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 20 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 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 19th | Covered | Moonrise 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:52 → 14:10 | 21:34 | holds | 22:22 | no | 19 Sep |
| Chicago | 16:52 → 16:10 | 21:02 | holds | 21:46 | no | 19 Sep |
| Jersey City | 17:52 → 17:10 | 21:10 | holds | 21:54 | no | 19 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 17:52 → 17:10 | 21:34 | holds | 22:28 | no | 19 Sep |
| London | 22:52 → 22:10 | 20:20 | no | 20:53 | holds | 20 Sep |
| Durban | 23:52 → 23:10 | 22:33 | no | 23:38 | no | 19 Sep |
| Dubai | 01:52 → 01:10 | 21:01 | no | 21:49 | holds | 20 Sep |
| Delhi | 03:22 → 02:40 | 20:52 | no | 21:39 | holds | 20 Sep |
| Kolkata | 03:22 → 02:40 | 20:20 | no | 21:09 | holds | 20 Sep |
| Singapore | 05:22 → 04:40 | 21:56 | no | 22:51 | holds | 20 Sep |
| Sydney | 07:52 → 07:10 | 22:21 | no | 23:28 | holds | 20 Sep |
| Suva | 09:52 → 09:10 | 21:51 | no | 22:52 | holds | 20 Sep |