Moonrise of Sunday 6 October
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
20:54 moonrise
19:4220:0620:3020:5421:1821:4222:06
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1974
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 109 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Sunday 6 October
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 7 October
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 19:06 on Sun 6 Oct to 18:03 on Mon 7 Oct.
1974-10-06T11:05:31Z → 1974-10-07T10:03:14Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:54 on the 6th and 21:52 on the 7th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 6th and is not on the 7th.
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 6527 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1974: Sunday 6 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1974 falls on Sunday 6 October. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 19:06 on Sun 6 Oct to 18:03 on Mon 7 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 6 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 6 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 6 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 6th | Covered | Moonrise 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:06 → 03:03 | 22:19 | holds | 23:21 | no | 6 Oct |
| Chicago | 06:06 → 05:03 | 21:50 | holds | 22:52 | no | 6 Oct |
| Jersey City | 07:06 → 06:03 | 21:57 | holds | 22:58 | no | 6 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 07:06 → 06:03 | 22:11 | holds | 23:10 | no | 6 Oct |
| London | 12:06 → 11:03 | 21:07 | holds | 22:09 | no | 6 Oct |
| Durban | 13:06 → 12:03 | 23:02 | holds | 23:57 | no | 6 Oct |
| Dubai | 15:06 → 14:03 | 21:38 | holds | 22:36 | no | 6 Oct |
| Delhi | 16:36 → 15:33 | 21:29 | holds | 22:28 | no | 6 Oct |
| Kolkata | 16:36 → 15:33 | 20:56 | holds | 21:54 | no | 6 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:36 → 17:33 | 22:30 | holds | 23:27 | no | 6 Oct |
| Sydney | 21:06 → 20:03 | 22:52 | holds | 23:48 | no | 6 Oct |
| Suva | 23:06 → 22:03 | 22:24 | no | 23:21 | no | 6 Oct |