Moonrise of Tuesday 23 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
20:44 moonrise
19:3219:5620:2020:4421:0821:3221:56
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1986
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 104 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 23 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 24 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 17:20 on Tue 23 Sep to 19:37 on Wed 24 Sep.
1986-09-23T09:20:03Z → 1986-09-24T11:37:02Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:44 on the 23rd and 21:21 on the 24th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 23rd and is not on the 24th.
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 6242 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1986: Tuesday 23 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1986 falls on Tuesday 23 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 17:20 on Tue 23 Sep to 19:37 on Wed 24 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 23 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 23 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 23 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 23rd | Covered | Moonrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:20 → 04:37 | 21:58 | holds | 22:41 | no | 23 Sep |
| Chicago | 04:20 → 06:37 | 21:26 | holds | 22:05 | no | 23 Sep |
| Jersey City | 05:20 → 07:37 | 21:34 | holds | 22:14 | no | 23 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 05:20 → 07:37 | 22:00 | holds | 22:49 | no | 23 Sep |
| London | 10:20 → 12:37 | 20:43 | holds | 21:13 | no | 23 Sep |
| Durban | 11:20 → 13:37 | 23:03 | holds | 00:01 | no | 23 Sep |
| Dubai | 13:20 → 15:37 | 21:28 | holds | 22:11 | no | 23 Sep |
| Delhi | 14:50 → 17:07 | 21:19 | holds | 22:01 | no | 23 Sep |
| Kolkata | 14:50 → 17:07 | 20:48 | holds | 21:31 | no | 23 Sep |
| Singapore | 17:20 → 19:37 | 22:56 | holds | 23:45 | no | 23 Sep |
| Sydney | 19:20 → 21:37 | 22:54 | holds | 23:53 | no | 23 Sep |
| Suva | 21:20 → 23:37 | 22:24 | holds | 23:18 | holds | 23 Sep |