Moonrise of Wednesday 17 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2087
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 629 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 17 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 18 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 10:55 on Wed 17 Sep to 08:30 on Thu 18 Sep.
2087-09-17T02:55:25Z → 2087-09-18T00:29:42Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:25 on the 17th and 22:19 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 37764 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 2087: Wednesday 17 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2087 falls on Wednesday 17 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 10:55 on Wed 17 Sep to 08:30 on Thu 18 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 17 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 17 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 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 | 19:55 → 17:30 | 22:46 | no | 23:44 | no | 16 Sep |
| Chicago | 21:55 → 19:30 | 22:19 | no | 23:17 | no | 16 Sep |
| Jersey City | 22:55 → 20:30 | 22:26 | no | 23:23 | no | 16 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 22:55 → 20:30 | 22:32 | no | 23:31 | no | 16 Sep |
| London | 03:55 → 01:30 | 21:44 | holds | 22:38 | no | 17 Sep |
| Durban | 04:55 → 02:30 | 23:13 | holds | 00:13 | no | 17 Sep |
| Dubai | 06:55 → 04:30 | 22:03 | holds | 23:00 | no | 17 Sep |
| Delhi | 08:25 → 06:00 | 21:55 | holds | 22:52 | no | 17 Sep |
| Kolkata | 08:25 → 06:00 | 21:20 | holds | 22:17 | no | 17 Sep |
| Singapore | 10:55 → 08:30 | 23:18 | holds | 00:17 | no | 17 Sep |
| Sydney | 12:55 → 10:30 | 22:59 | holds | 00:02 | no | 17 Sep |
| Suva | 14:55 → 12:30 | 22:37 | holds | 23:37 | no | 17 Sep |