Moonrise of Tuesday 28 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:14 moonrise
18:0218:2618:5019:1419:3820:0220:26
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1915
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 261 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 28 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 29 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 23:35 on Tue 28 Sep to 02:01 on Thu 30 Sep.
1915-09-28T15:35:05Z → 1915-09-29T18:01:03Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:14 on the 28th and 19:54 on the 29th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 28th and is on the 29th.
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 15672 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 1915: Wednesday 29 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1915 falls on Wednesday 29 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 23:35 on Tue 28 Sep to 02:01 on Thu 30 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 29 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 29 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 29 Sep |
| 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 28th | Covered | Moonrise 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:35 → 10:01 | 20:43 | holds | 21:31 | no | 28 Sep |
| Chicago | 09:35 → 12:01 | 20:09 | holds | 20:55 | no | 28 Sep |
| Jersey City | 10:35 → 13:01 | 20:17 | holds | 21:04 | no | 28 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 11:35 → 14:01 | 21:47 | holds | 22:37 | no | 28 Sep |
| London | 15:35 → 18:01 | 19:20 | holds | 20:01 | no | 28 Sep |
| Durban | 17:35 → 20:01 | 22:55 | holds | 23:49 | no | 28 Sep |
| Dubai | 19:16 → 21:42 | 20:53 | holds | 21:40 | holds | 28 Sep |
| Delhi | 21:05 → 23:31 | 21:02 | no | 21:49 | holds | 29 Sep |
| Kolkata | 21:05 → 23:31 | 20:32 | no | 21:19 | holds | 29 Sep |
| Singapore | 22:35 → 01:01 | 21:43 | no | 22:33 | holds | 29 Sep |
| Sydney | 01:35 → 04:01 | 22:47 | no | 23:43 | holds | 29 Sep |
| Suva | 03:30 → 05:56 | 22:09 | no | 23:02 | holds | 29 Sep |