Moonrise of Wednesday 2 October
Taken. Ṣaṣṭhī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
19:58 moonrise
18:4619:1019:3419:5820:2220:4621:10
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1901
Boundaryin Daqing, 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 Wednesday 2 October
Taken. Ṣaṣṭhī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 3 October
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:47 on Wed 2 Oct to 19:27 on Thu 3 Oct.
1901-10-02T13:47:16Z → 1901-10-03T11:27:08Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:58 on the 2nd and 20:54 on the 3rd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 2nd and is not on the 3rd.
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 5226 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 1901: Wednesday 2 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1901 falls on Wednesday 2 October. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:47 on Wed 2 Oct to 19:27 on Thu 3 Oct, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 2 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 2 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 2 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 2nd | Covered | Moonrise 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:47 → 03:27 | 21:22 | holds | 22:22 | no | 2 Oct |
| Chicago | 07:47 → 05:27 | 20:56 | holds | 21:55 | no | 2 Oct |
| Jersey City | 08:47 → 06:27 | 21:02 | holds | 22:02 | no | 2 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 09:47 → 07:27 | 22:09 | holds | 23:07 | no | 2 Oct |
| London | 13:47 → 11:27 | 20:19 | holds | 21:17 | no | 2 Oct |
| Durban | 15:17 → 12:57 | 22:20 | holds | 23:18 | no | 2 Oct |
| Dubai | 17:28 → 15:08 | 21:19 | holds | 22:18 | no | 2 Oct |
| Delhi | 19:08 → 16:48 | 21:21 | holds | 22:20 | no | 2 Oct |
| Kolkata | 19:08 → 16:48 | 20:46 | holds | 21:45 | no | 2 Oct |
| Singapore | 20:42 → 18:22 | 21:49 | holds | 22:48 | no | 2 Oct |
| Sydney | 23:47 → 21:27 | 22:37 | no | 23:37 | no | 2 Oct |
| Suva | 01:42 → 23:22 | 22:08 | no | 23:08 | holds | 3 Oct |