Moonrise of Tuesday 25 September
Taken. Both moonrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
20:51 moonrise
Ṣaṣṭhī begins 20:32:54
19:3920:0320:2720:5121:1521:3922:03
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2040
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 16 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 25 September
Taken. Both moonrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 26 September
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at moonrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:33 on Tue 25 Sep to 21:45 on Wed 26 Sep.
2040-09-25T12:32:54Z → 2040-09-26T13:45:21Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:51 on the 25th and 21:29 on the 26th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 25th and is on the 26th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both moonrises qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 987 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 2040: Tuesday 25 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2040 falls on Tuesday 25 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:33 on Tue 25 Sep to 21:45 on Wed 26 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 25 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 25 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 25 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 25th | Covered | Moonrise 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:33 → 06:45 | 22:04 | holds | 22:47 | no | 25 Sep |
| Chicago | 07:33 → 08:45 | 21:35 | holds | 22:14 | no | 25 Sep |
| Jersey City | 08:33 → 09:45 | 21:43 | holds | 22:23 | no | 25 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 08:33 → 09:45 | 22:00 | holds | 22:49 | no | 25 Sep |
| London | 13:33 → 14:45 | 20:57 | holds | 21:28 | no | 25 Sep |
| Durban | 14:33 → 15:45 | 22:54 | holds | 23:52 | no | 25 Sep |
| Dubai | 16:33 → 17:45 | 21:31 | holds | 22:15 | no | 25 Sep |
| Delhi | 18:03 → 19:15 | 21:23 | holds | 22:06 | no | 25 Sep |
| Kolkata | 18:03 → 19:15 | 20:50 | holds | 21:34 | no | 25 Sep |
| Singapore | 20:33 → 21:45 | 22:53 | holds | 23:43 | no | 25 Sep |
| Sydney | 22:33 → 23:45 | 22:43 | holds | 23:43 | holds | 25 Sep |
| Suva | 00:33 → 01:45 | 22:16 | no | 23:12 | holds | 26 Sep |