Moonrise of Thursday 20 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
20:26 moonrise
19:1419:3820:0220:2620:5021:1421:38
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2046
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 328 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 20 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 21 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 01:54 on Fri 21 Sep to 03:17 on Sat 22 Sep.
2046-09-20T17:54:00Z → 2046-09-21T19:17:26Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:26 on the 20th and 21:08 on the 21st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 20th and is on the 21st.
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 19676 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 2046: Friday 21 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2046 falls on Friday 21 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 01:54 on Fri 21 Sep to 03:17 on Sat 22 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 21 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 21 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 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 20th | Covered | Moonrise 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:54 → 12:17 | 21:42 | holds | 22:31 | no | 20 Sep |
| Chicago | 12:54 → 14:17 | 21:11 | holds | 21:56 | no | 20 Sep |
| Jersey City | 13:54 → 15:17 | 21:19 | holds | 22:05 | no | 20 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 13:54 → 15:17 | 21:43 | holds | 22:34 | no | 20 Sep |
| London | 18:54 → 20:17 | 20:27 | holds | 21:06 | no | 20 Sep |
| Durban | 19:54 → 21:17 | 22:43 | holds | 23:41 | no | 20 Sep |
| Dubai | 21:54 → 23:17 | 21:10 | no | 21:57 | holds | 21 Sep |
| Delhi | 23:24 → 00:47 | 21:01 | no | 21:47 | holds | 21 Sep |
| Kolkata | 23:24 → 00:47 | 20:29 | no | 21:16 | holds | 21 Sep |
| Singapore | 01:54 → 03:17 | 22:37 | no | 23:28 | holds | 21 Sep |
| Sydney | 03:54 → 05:17 | 22:34 | no | 23:33 | holds | 21 Sep |
| Suva | 05:54 → 07:17 | 22:04 | no | 22:59 | holds | 21 Sep |