Moonrise of Thursday 21 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2073
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 455 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 21 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 22 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 04:43 on Fri 22 Sep to 06:38 on Sat 23 Sep.
2073-09-21T20:42:33Z → 2073-09-22T22:38:02Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:08 on the 21st and 21:45 on the 22nd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 21st and is on the 22nd.
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 27281 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 2073: Friday 22 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2073 falls on Friday 22 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 04:43 on Fri 22 Sep to 06:38 on Sat 23 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 22 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 22 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 22 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 21st | Covered | Moonrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:43 → 15:38 | 22:15 | holds | 22:56 | no | 21 Sep |
| Chicago | 15:43 → 17:38 | 21:55 | holds | 22:33 | no | 21 Sep |
| Jersey City | 16:43 → 18:38 | 22:01 | holds | 22:40 | no | 21 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 16:43 → 18:38 | 21:54 | holds | 22:39 | no | 21 Sep |
| London | 21:43 → 23:38 | 21:33 | no | 22:05 | holds | 22 Sep |
| Durban | 22:43 → 00:38 | 22:21 | no | 23:14 | holds | 22 Sep |
| Dubai | 00:43 → 02:38 | 21:35 | no | 22:16 | holds | 22 Sep |
| Delhi | 02:13 → 04:08 | 21:30 | no | 22:10 | holds | 22 Sep |
| Kolkata | 02:13 → 04:08 | 20:52 | no | 21:34 | holds | 22 Sep |
| Singapore | 04:43 → 06:38 | 22:42 | no | 23:28 | holds | 22 Sep |
| Sydney | 06:43 → 08:38 | 22:09 | no | 23:03 | holds | 22 Sep |
| Suva | 08:43 → 10:38 | 21:55 | no | 22:45 | holds | 22 Sep |