Moonrise of Saturday 28 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
20:28 moonrise
19:1619:4020:0420:2820:5221:1621:40
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1991
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 122 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 28 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 29 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 01:12 on Sun 29 Sep to 23:24 on Sun 29 Sep.
1991-09-28T17:11:54Z → 1991-09-29T15:24:23Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:28 on the 28th and 21:22 on the 29th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 28th and is on the 29th.
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 7326 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1991: Sunday 29 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1991 falls on Sunday 29 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 01:12 on Sun 29 Sep to 23:24 on Sun 29 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 29 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 29 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 29 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 28th | Covered | Moonrise 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:12 → 08:24 | 21:52 | holds | 22:52 | no | 28 Sep |
| Chicago | 12:12 → 10:24 | 21:19 | holds | 22:19 | no | 28 Sep |
| Jersey City | 13:12 → 11:24 | 21:27 | holds | 22:26 | no | 28 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 13:12 → 11:24 | 21:51 | holds | 22:51 | no | 28 Sep |
| London | 18:12 → 16:24 | 20:32 | holds | 21:27 | no | 28 Sep |
| Durban | 19:12 → 17:24 | 22:50 | holds | 23:52 | no | 28 Sep |
| Dubai | 21:12 → 19:24 | 21:14 | holds | 22:12 | no | 28 Sep |
| Delhi | 22:42 → 20:54 | 21:05 | no | 22:02 | no | 28 Sep |
| Kolkata | 22:42 → 20:54 | 20:33 | no | 21:30 | no | 28 Sep |
| Singapore | 01:12 → 23:24 | 22:40 | no | 23:40 | no | 28 Sep |
| Sydney | 03:12 → 01:24 | 22:39 | no | 23:43 | holds | 29 Sep |
| Suva | 05:12 → 03:24 | 22:07 | no | 23:09 | holds | 29 Sep |