Moonrise of Saturday 15 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
20:37 moonrise
19:2519:4920:1320:3721:0121:2521:49
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2068
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 595 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 15 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 16 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 08:58 on Sun 16 Sep to 07:20 on Mon 17 Sep.
2068-09-16T00:57:35Z → 2068-09-16T23:19:55Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:37 on the 15th and 21:25 on the 16th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 15th and is on the 16th.
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 35700 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 2068: Sunday 16 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2068 falls on Sunday 16 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 08:58 on Sun 16 Sep to 07:20 on Mon 17 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 16 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 16 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 16 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 16th | Covered | Moonrise 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:58 → 16:20 | 22:45 | no | 23:40 | no | 15 Sep |
| Chicago | 19:58 → 18:20 | 22:18 | no | 23:12 | no | 15 Sep |
| Jersey City | 20:58 → 19:20 | 22:25 | no | 23:19 | no | 15 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 20:58 → 19:20 | 22:33 | no | 23:29 | no | 15 Sep |
| London | 01:58 → 00:20 | 21:42 | holds | 22:33 | no | 16 Sep |
| Durban | 02:58 → 01:20 | 23:17 | holds | 00:14 | no | 16 Sep |
| Dubai | 04:58 → 03:20 | 22:04 | holds | 22:58 | no | 16 Sep |
| Delhi | 06:28 → 04:50 | 21:56 | holds | 22:50 | no | 16 Sep |
| Kolkata | 06:28 → 04:50 | 21:21 | holds | 22:16 | no | 16 Sep |
| Singapore | 08:58 → 07:20 | 23:21 | holds | 00:17 | no | 16 Sep |
| Sydney | 10:58 → 09:20 | 23:05 | holds | 00:04 | no | 16 Sep |
| Suva | 12:58 → 11:20 | 22:41 | holds | 23:39 | no | 16 Sep |