Moonrise of Monday 20 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
20:57 moonrise
Ṣaṣṭhī begins 20:13:14
19:4520:0920:3320:5721:2121:4522:09
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2027
Determinatein Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 44 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 20 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 21 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:13 on Mon 20 Sep to 19:23 on Tue 21 Sep.
2027-09-21T01:13:15Z → 2027-09-22T00:22:34Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:57 on the 20th and 21:44 on the 21st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 20th and is not on the 21st.
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 2640 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Chicago, 2027: Monday 20 September.
confidence: determinate
In Chicago, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2027 falls on Monday 20 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:13 on Mon 20 Sep to 19:23 on Tue 21 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 20 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 20 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 20 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chicago. | ||
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 21st | Covered | Moonrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:13 → 17:23 | 22:19 | no | 23:18 | no | 20 Sep |
| Chicago | 20:13 → 19:23 | 21:44 | no | 22:42 | no | 20 Sep |
| Jersey City | 21:13 → 20:23 | 21:52 | no | 22:50 | no | 20 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 21:13 → 20:23 | 22:23 | no | 23:22 | no | 20 Sep |
| London | 02:13 → 01:23 | 20:53 | holds | 21:45 | no | 21 Sep |
| Durban | 03:13 → 02:23 | 23:29 | holds | 00:30 | no | 21 Sep |
| Dubai | 05:13 → 04:23 | 21:44 | holds | 22:41 | no | 21 Sep |
| Delhi | 06:43 → 05:53 | 21:34 | holds | 22:30 | no | 21 Sep |
| Kolkata | 06:43 → 05:53 | 21:03 | holds | 21:59 | no | 21 Sep |
| Singapore | 09:13 → 08:23 | 23:14 | holds | 00:13 | no | 21 Sep |
| Sydney | 11:13 → 10:23 | 23:19 | holds | 00:22 | no | 21 Sep |
| Suva | 13:13 → 12:23 | 22:44 | holds | 23:45 | no | 21 Sep |