Moonrise of Wednesday 29 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1999
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 333 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 29 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 30 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 05:47 on Thu 30 Sep to 03:17 on Fri 1 Oct.
1999-09-29T21:47:14Z → 1999-09-30T19:16:40Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:57 on the 29th and 21:43 on the 30th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 29th and is on the 30th.
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 20006 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1999: Thursday 30 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1999 falls on Thursday 30 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 05:47 on Thu 30 Sep to 03:17 on Fri 1 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 30 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 30 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 30 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 29th | Covered | Moonrise 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:47 → 12:17 | 22:11 | holds | 23:03 | no | 29 Sep |
| Chicago | 16:47 → 14:17 | 21:48 | holds | 22:37 | no | 29 Sep |
| Jersey City | 17:47 → 15:17 | 21:55 | holds | 22:43 | no | 29 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 17:47 → 15:17 | 21:52 | holds | 22:48 | no | 29 Sep |
| London | 22:47 → 20:17 | 21:21 | no | 22:03 | no | 29 Sep |
| Durban | 23:47 → 21:17 | 22:23 | no | 23:27 | no | 29 Sep |
| Dubai | 01:47 → 23:17 | 21:28 | no | 22:20 | holds | 30 Sep |
| Delhi | 03:17 → 00:47 | 21:22 | no | 22:13 | holds | 30 Sep |
| Kolkata | 03:17 → 00:47 | 20:45 | no | 21:37 | holds | 30 Sep |
| Singapore | 05:47 → 03:17 | 22:37 | no | 23:34 | holds | 30 Sep |
| Sydney | 07:47 → 05:17 | 22:07 | no | 23:13 | holds | 30 Sep |
| Suva | 09:47 → 07:17 | 21:50 | no | 22:52 | holds | 30 Sep |