Moonrise of Sunday 21 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
21:38 moonrise
20:2620:5021:1421:3822:0222:2622:50
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1997
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 607 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Sunday 21 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 22 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 11:31 on Sun 21 Sep to 10:09 on Mon 22 Sep.
1997-09-21T03:30:43Z → 1997-09-22T02:08:58Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:38 on the 21st and 22:25 on the 22nd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 21st and is not on the 22nd.
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 36411 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1997: Sunday 21 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1997 falls on Sunday 21 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 11:31 on Sun 21 Sep to 10:09 on Mon 22 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 21 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 21 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 21 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 21st | Covered | Moonrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:31 → 19:09 | 22:52 | no | 23:42 | no | 20 Sep |
| Chicago | 22:31 → 21:09 | 22:30 | no | 23:18 | no | 20 Sep |
| Jersey City | 23:31 → 22:09 | 22:36 | no | 23:25 | no | 20 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 23:31 → 22:09 | 22:33 | no | 23:25 | no | 20 Sep |
| London | 04:31 → 03:09 | 22:02 | holds | 22:47 | no | 21 Sep |
| Durban | 05:31 → 04:09 | 23:04 | holds | 00:01 | no | 21 Sep |
| Dubai | 07:31 → 06:09 | 22:09 | holds | 23:00 | no | 21 Sep |
| Delhi | 09:01 → 07:39 | 22:03 | holds | 22:53 | no | 21 Sep |
| Kolkata | 09:01 → 07:39 | 21:26 | holds | 22:17 | no | 21 Sep |
| Singapore | 11:31 → 10:09 | 23:19 | holds | 00:12 | no | 21 Sep |
| Sydney | 13:31 → 12:09 | 22:50 | holds | 23:49 | no | 21 Sep |
| Suva | 15:31 → 14:09 | 22:33 | holds | 23:29 | no | 21 Sep |