Moonrise of Tuesday 3 October
Taken. Ṣaṣṭhī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
20:48 moonrise
Ṣaṣṭhī begins 21:34:00
19:3620:0020:2420:4821:1221:3622:00
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1939
Boundaryin Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Ṣaṣṭhī reaches moonrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 3 October
Taken. Ṣaṣṭhī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 4 October
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:34 on Tue 3 Oct to 21:09 on Wed 4 Oct.
1939-10-03T19:34:01Z → 1939-10-04T19:08:36Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:48 on the 3rd and 21:39 on the 4th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 3rd and is not on the 4th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Neither moonrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → tithi-day · margin 1832 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Bucharest, 1939: Tuesday 3 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Bucharest, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1939 falls on Tuesday 3 October. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:34 on Tue 3 Oct to 21:09 on Wed 4 Oct, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 3 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 3 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 3 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
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 3rd | Covered | Moonrise 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:34 → 11:09 | 21:10 | holds | 22:04 | no | 3 Oct |
| Chicago | 13:34 → 13:09 | 20:45 | holds | 21:39 | no | 3 Oct |
| Jersey City | 14:34 → 14:09 | 20:52 | holds | 21:45 | no | 3 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 15:34 → 15:09 | 21:55 | holds | 22:49 | no | 3 Oct |
| London | 20:34 → 20:09 | 21:13 | holds | 22:04 | no | 3 Oct |
| Durban | 21:34 → 21:09 | 22:32 | holds | 23:27 | no | 3 Oct |
| Dubai | 23:34 → 23:09 | 21:28 | no | 22:21 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Delhi | 01:04 → 00:39 | 21:21 | no | 22:13 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Kolkata | 01:04 → 00:39 | 20:46 | no | 21:38 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Singapore | 02:54 → 02:29 | 22:02 | no | 22:56 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Sydney | 05:34 → 05:09 | 22:21 | no | 23:17 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Suva | 07:34 → 07:09 | 22:00 | no | 22:55 | holds | 4 Oct |