Moonrise of Friday 2 October
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
21:17 moonrise
20:0520:2920:5321:1721:4122:0522:29
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2015
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 120 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 2 October
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 3 October
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 19:16 on Fri 2 Oct to 17:49 on Sat 3 Oct.
2015-10-02T11:16:06Z → 2015-10-03T09:48:51Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:17 on the 2nd and 22:08 on the 3rd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 2nd and is not on the 3rd.
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 7229 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 2015: Friday 2 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2015 falls on Friday 2 October. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 19:16 on Fri 2 Oct to 17:49 on Sat 3 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 2 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 2 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 2 Oct |
| 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 2nd | Covered | Moonrise 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:16 → 02:49 | 22:35 | holds | 23:28 | no | 2 Oct |
| Chicago | 06:16 → 04:49 | 22:11 | holds | 23:03 | no | 2 Oct |
| Jersey City | 07:16 → 05:49 | 22:17 | holds | 23:10 | no | 2 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 07:16 → 05:49 | 22:16 | holds | 23:10 | no | 2 Oct |
| London | 12:16 → 10:49 | 21:40 | holds | 22:31 | no | 2 Oct |
| Durban | 13:16 → 11:49 | 22:50 | holds | 23:46 | no | 2 Oct |
| Dubai | 15:16 → 13:49 | 21:51 | holds | 22:44 | no | 2 Oct |
| Delhi | 16:46 → 15:19 | 21:44 | holds | 22:37 | no | 2 Oct |
| Kolkata | 16:46 → 15:19 | 21:08 | holds | 22:01 | no | 2 Oct |
| Singapore | 19:16 → 17:49 | 23:02 | holds | 23:57 | no | 2 Oct |
| Sydney | 21:16 → 19:49 | 22:37 | holds | 23:35 | no | 2 Oct |
| Suva | 23:16 → 21:49 | 22:18 | no | 23:15 | no | 2 Oct |