Moonrise of Thursday 17 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2076
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 59 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 17 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 18 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:11 on Thu 17 Sep to 19:56 on Fri 18 Sep.
2076-09-17T12:11:27Z → 2076-09-18T11:55:48Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:11 on the 17th and 21:48 on the 18th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 17th and is not on the 18th.
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 3553 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 2076: Thursday 17 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2076 falls on Thursday 17 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:11 on Thu 17 Sep to 19:56 on Fri 18 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 17 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 17 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 17 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 17th | Covered | Moonrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:11 → 04:56 | 22:20 | holds | 23:02 | no | 17 Sep |
| Chicago | 07:11 → 06:56 | 21:56 | holds | 22:34 | no | 17 Sep |
| Jersey City | 08:11 → 07:56 | 22:03 | holds | 22:41 | no | 17 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 08:11 → 07:56 | 22:07 | holds | 22:56 | no | 17 Sep |
| London | 13:11 → 12:56 | 21:28 | holds | 21:57 | no | 17 Sep |
| Durban | 14:11 → 13:56 | 22:45 | holds | 23:46 | no | 17 Sep |
| Dubai | 16:11 → 15:56 | 21:43 | holds | 22:27 | no | 17 Sep |
| Delhi | 17:41 → 17:26 | 21:37 | holds | 22:19 | no | 17 Sep |
| Kolkata | 17:41 → 17:26 | 21:01 | holds | 21:45 | no | 17 Sep |
| Singapore | 20:11 → 19:56 | 22:56 | holds | 23:47 | no | 17 Sep |
| Sydney | 22:11 → 21:56 | 22:31 | holds | 23:35 | no | 17 Sep |
| Suva | 00:11 → 23:56 | 22:12 | no | 23:09 | holds | 18 Sep |