Moonrise of Saturday 23 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2062
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 114 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 23 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 24 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 00:38 on Sun 24 Sep to 23:04 on Sun 24 Sep.
2062-09-23T16:37:31Z → 2062-09-24T15:04:06Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:25 on the 23rd and 21:10 on the 24th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 23rd and is on the 24th.
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 6867 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 2062: Sunday 24 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2062 falls on Sunday 24 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 00:38 on Sun 24 Sep to 23:04 on Sun 24 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 24 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 24 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 24 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 23rd | Covered | Moonrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:38 → 08:04 | 21:44 | holds | 22:38 | no | 23 Sep |
| Chicago | 11:38 → 10:04 | 21:10 | holds | 22:00 | no | 23 Sep |
| Jersey City | 12:38 → 11:04 | 21:18 | holds | 22:08 | no | 23 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 12:38 → 11:04 | 21:48 | holds | 22:46 | no | 23 Sep |
| London | 17:38 → 16:04 | 20:23 | holds | 21:02 | no | 23 Sep |
| Durban | 18:38 → 17:04 | 22:52 | holds | 23:59 | no | 23 Sep |
| Dubai | 20:38 → 19:04 | 21:11 | holds | 22:03 | no | 23 Sep |
| Delhi | 22:08 → 20:34 | 21:02 | no | 21:52 | no | 23 Sep |
| Kolkata | 22:08 → 20:34 | 20:30 | no | 21:23 | no | 23 Sep |
| Singapore | 00:38 → 23:04 | 22:39 | no | 23:38 | no | 23 Sep |
| Sydney | 02:38 → 01:04 | 22:40 | no | 23:49 | holds | 24 Sep |
| Suva | 04:38 → 03:04 | 22:07 | no | 23:10 | holds | 24 Sep |