Moonrise of Thursday 25 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1975
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 593 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 25 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 26 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 06:33 on Fri 26 Sep to 07:33 on Sat 27 Sep.
1975-09-25T22:32:57Z → 1975-09-26T23:33:10Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:40 on the 25th and 21:26 on the 26th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 25th and is on the 26th.
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 35551 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1975: Friday 26 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1975 falls on Friday 26 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 06:33 on Fri 26 Sep to 07:33 on Sat 27 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 26 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 26 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 26 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 25th | Covered | Moonrise 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:33 → 16:33 | 21:56 | holds | 22:45 | no | 25 Sep |
| Chicago | 17:33 → 18:33 | 21:30 | holds | 22:18 | no | 25 Sep |
| Jersey City | 18:33 → 19:33 | 21:37 | holds | 22:25 | no | 25 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 18:33 → 19:33 | 21:43 | holds | 22:34 | no | 25 Sep |
| London | 23:33 → 00:33 | 20:57 | no | 21:41 | holds | 26 Sep |
| Durban | 00:33 → 01:33 | 22:26 | no | 23:20 | holds | 26 Sep |
| Dubai | 02:33 → 03:33 | 21:17 | no | 22:05 | holds | 26 Sep |
| Delhi | 04:03 → 05:03 | 21:10 | no | 21:57 | holds | 26 Sep |
| Kolkata | 04:03 → 05:03 | 20:35 | no | 21:23 | holds | 26 Sep |
| Singapore | 06:03 → 07:03 | 22:03 | no | 22:54 | holds | 26 Sep |
| Sydney | 08:33 → 09:33 | 22:15 | no | 23:10 | holds | 26 Sep |
| Suva | 10:33 → 11:33 | 21:53 | no | 22:46 | holds | 26 Sep |