Moonrise of Monday 10 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1979
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 281 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 10 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 11 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 03:56 on Tue 11 Sep to 02:40 on Wed 12 Sep.
1979-09-10T19:55:37Z → 1979-09-11T18:39:45Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:18 on the 10th and 21:59 on the 11th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 10th and is on the 11th.
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 16839 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1979: Tuesday 11 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1979 falls on Tuesday 11 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 03:56 on Tue 11 Sep to 02:40 on Wed 12 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 11 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 11 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 11 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 10th | Covered | Moonrise 11th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:56 → 11:40 | 22:27 | holds | 23:11 | no | 10 Sep |
| Chicago | 14:56 → 13:40 | 22:08 | holds | 22:50 | no | 10 Sep |
| Jersey City | 15:56 → 14:40 | 22:15 | holds | 22:56 | no | 10 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 15:56 → 14:40 | 22:00 | holds | 22:50 | no | 10 Sep |
| London | 20:56 → 19:40 | 21:50 | holds | 22:25 | no | 10 Sep |
| Durban | 21:56 → 20:40 | 22:17 | holds | 23:17 | no | 10 Sep |
| Dubai | 23:56 → 22:40 | 21:42 | no | 22:28 | holds | 11 Sep |
| Delhi | 01:26 → 00:10 | 21:38 | no | 22:23 | holds | 11 Sep |
| Kolkata | 01:26 → 00:10 | 20:58 | no | 21:45 | holds | 11 Sep |
| Singapore | 03:26 → 02:10 | 22:13 | no | 23:05 | holds | 11 Sep |
| Sydney | 05:56 → 04:40 | 22:00 | no | 23:02 | holds | 11 Sep |
| Suva | 07:56 → 06:40 | 21:50 | no | 22:48 | holds | 11 Sep |