Moonrise of Friday 15 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
20:34 moonrise
19:2219:4620:1020:3420:5821:2221:46
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2079
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 448 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 15 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 16 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 06:42 on Sat 16 Sep to 04:39 on Sun 17 Sep.
2079-09-15T22:42:00Z → 2079-09-16T20:38:52Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:34 on the 15th and 21:11 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 26865 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 2079: Saturday 16 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2079 falls on Saturday 16 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 06:42 on Sat 16 Sep to 04:39 on Sun 17 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 16 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 16 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 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 15th | Covered | Moonrise 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:42 → 13:39 | 21:45 | holds | 22:30 | no | 15 Sep |
| Chicago | 17:42 → 15:39 | 21:18 | holds | 21:57 | no | 15 Sep |
| Jersey City | 18:42 → 16:39 | 21:26 | holds | 22:05 | no | 15 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 18:42 → 16:39 | 21:38 | holds | 22:32 | no | 15 Sep |
| London | 23:42 → 21:39 | 20:45 | no | 21:12 | holds | 16 Sep |
| Durban | 00:42 → 22:39 | 22:24 | no | 23:33 | no | 15 Sep |
| Dubai | 02:42 → 00:39 | 21:10 | no | 21:56 | holds | 16 Sep |
| Delhi | 04:12 → 02:09 | 21:03 | no | 21:47 | holds | 16 Sep |
| Kolkata | 04:12 → 02:09 | 20:28 | no | 21:15 | holds | 16 Sep |
| Singapore | 06:42 → 04:39 | 22:27 | no | 23:23 | holds | 16 Sep |
| Sydney | 08:42 → 06:39 | 22:09 | no | 23:20 | holds | 16 Sep |
| Suva | 10:42 → 08:39 | 21:46 | no | 22:49 | holds | 16 Sep |