Moonrise of Wednesday 11 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
20:22 moonrise
19:1019:3419:5820:2220:4621:1021:34
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1968
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 491 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 11 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 12 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 04:32 on Thu 12 Sep to 06:52 on Fri 13 Sep.
1968-09-12T02:32:28Z → 1968-09-13T04:51:55Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:22 on the 11th and 20:47 on the 12th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 11th and is on the 12th.
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 29447 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Bucharest, 1968: Thursday 12 September.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1968 falls on Thursday 12 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 04:32 on Thu 12 Sep to 06:52 on Fri 13 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 12 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 12 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 12 Sep |
| 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 12th | Covered | Moonrise 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:32 → 21:52 | 22:12 | no | 22:52 | no | 11 Sep |
| Chicago | 21:32 → 23:52 | 21:42 | holds | 22:17 | no | 12 Sep |
| Jersey City | 22:32 → 00:52 | 21:50 | holds | 22:26 | no | 12 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 22:32 → 00:52 | 22:12 | holds | 22:58 | no | 12 Sep |
| London | 03:32 → 05:52 | 21:03 | holds | 21:28 | no | 12 Sep |
| Durban | 04:32 → 06:52 | 23:10 | holds | 00:08 | no | 12 Sep |
| Dubai | 06:32 → 08:52 | 21:42 | holds | 22:23 | no | 12 Sep |
| Delhi | 08:02 → 10:22 | 21:34 | holds | 22:13 | no | 12 Sep |
| Kolkata | 08:02 → 10:22 | 21:01 | holds | 21:43 | no | 12 Sep |
| Singapore | 10:02 → 12:22 | 22:37 | holds | 23:24 | no | 12 Sep |
| Sydney | 12:32 → 14:52 | 23:01 | holds | 00:00 | no | 12 Sep |
| Suva | 14:32 → 16:52 | 22:33 | holds | 23:26 | no | 12 Sep |