Midday of Tuesday 20 December
Taken. The only midday Ṣaṣṭhī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī · 2039
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 196 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 20 December
Taken. The only midday Ṣaṣṭhī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 21 December
Ṣaṣṭhī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 08:36 on Tue 20 Dec to 06:59 on Wed 21 Dec.
2039-12-20T00:35:31Z → 2039-12-20T22:58:53Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:51–12:39 on the 20th, 11:52–12:40 on the 21st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 20th and 0 of 48 on the 21st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 11757 s
Ruling
Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 2039: Tuesday 20 December.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī 2039 falls on Tuesday 20 December. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 08:36 on Tue 20 Dec to 06:59 on Wed 21 Dec and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 20 Dec |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 20 Dec |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 20 Dec |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/skanda-shashthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 6 Campa sasthi (Maharashtra) (paraviddha). (Special when combined with naksatra Satabhisaj, yoga Vyatipata and Sunday), Skanda sasthi (purvaviddha), Guha sasthi” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Ṣaṣṭhī | Madhyāhna 20th | Covered | Madhyāhna 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:36 → 14:59 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Chicago | 18:36 → 16:59 | 11:24 | 48 min | 11:25 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Jersey City | 19:36 → 17:59 | 11:30 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Port of Spain | 20:36 → 18:59 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| London | 00:36 → 22:59 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Durban | 02:36 → 00:59 | 11:29 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Dubai | 04:36 → 02:59 | 11:52 | 48 min | 11:53 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Delhi | 06:06 → 04:29 | 11:54 | 48 min | 11:55 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Kolkata | 06:06 → 04:29 | 11:10 | 48 min | 11:10 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Singapore | 08:36 → 06:59 | 12:38 | 48 min | 12:38 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Sydney | 11:36 → 09:59 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:29 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Suva | 12:36 → 10:59 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 21 Dec |