Midday of Friday 3 December
Taken. The only midday Ṣaṣṭhī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī · 2027
Determinatein Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 230 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 3 December
Taken. The only midday Ṣaṣṭhī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 4 December
Ṣaṣṭhī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 04:44 on Fri 3 Dec to 07:27 on Sat 4 Dec.
2027-12-03T10:43:52Z → 2027-12-04T13:26:42Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:16–12:04 on the 3rd, 11:17–12:05 on the 4th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 48 on the 4th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 13799 s
Ruling
Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī, Chicago, 2027: Friday 3 December.
confidence: determinate
In Chicago, Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī 2027 falls on Friday 3 December. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 04:44 on Fri 3 Dec to 07:27 on Sat 4 Dec and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 3 Dec |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 3 Dec |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 3 Dec |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chicago. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/skanda-shashthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 6 Campa sasthi (Maharashtra) (paraviddha). (Special when combined with naksatra Satabhisaj, yoga Vyatipata and Sunday), Skanda sasthi (purvaviddha), Guha sasthi” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Ṣaṣṭhī | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:44 → 05:27 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| Chicago | 04:44 → 07:27 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| Jersey City | 05:44 → 08:27 | 11:22 | 48 min | 11:22 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| Port of Spain | 06:44 → 09:27 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| London | 10:44 → 13:27 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 3 Dec |
| Durban | 12:44 → 15:27 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 4 Dec |
| Dubai | 14:44 → 17:27 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 4 Dec |
| Delhi | 16:14 → 18:57 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 4 Dec |
| Kolkata | 16:14 → 18:57 | 11:02 | 0 min | 11:02 | 48 min | 4 Dec |
| Singapore | 18:44 → 21:27 | 12:30 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 4 Dec |
| Sydney | 21:44 → 00:27 | 12:21 | 0 min | 12:21 | 48 min | 4 Dec |
| Suva | 22:44 → 01:27 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 4 Dec |