Moonrise of Sunday 2 October
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:06 moonrise
19:5420:1820:4221:0621:3021:5422:18
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1977
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 133 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Sunday 2 October
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 3 October
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 23:18 on Sun 2 Oct to 01:46 on Tue 4 Oct.
1977-10-02T15:18:22Z → 1977-10-03T17:46:25Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:06 on the 2nd and 21:50 on the 3rd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 2nd and is on the 3rd.
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 7972 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1977: Monday 3 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1977 falls on Monday 3 October. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 23:18 on Sun 2 Oct to 01:46 on Tue 4 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 3 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 3 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 3 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 2nd | Covered | Moonrise 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:18 → 10:46 | 22:19 | holds | 23:05 | no | 2 Oct |
| Chicago | 10:18 → 12:46 | 21:55 | holds | 22:41 | no | 2 Oct |
| Jersey City | 11:18 → 13:46 | 22:02 | holds | 22:48 | no | 2 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 11:18 → 13:46 | 22:02 | holds | 22:50 | no | 2 Oct |
| London | 16:18 → 18:46 | 21:26 | holds | 22:10 | no | 2 Oct |
| Durban | 17:18 → 19:46 | 22:39 | holds | 23:28 | no | 2 Oct |
| Dubai | 19:18 → 21:46 | 21:39 | holds | 22:25 | no | 2 Oct |
| Delhi | 20:48 → 23:16 | 21:33 | holds | 22:18 | holds | 2 Oct |
| Kolkata | 20:48 → 23:16 | 20:57 | holds | 21:42 | holds | 2 Oct |
| Singapore | 22:48 → 01:16 | 22:22 | no | 23:09 | holds | 3 Oct |
| Sydney | 01:18 → 03:46 | 22:29 | no | 23:19 | holds | 3 Oct |
| Suva | 03:18 → 05:46 | 22:10 | no | 22:59 | holds | 3 Oct |