Moonrise of Tuesday 29 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:13 moonrise
20:0120:2520:4921:1321:3722:0122:25
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1942
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 270 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 29 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 30 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 01:43 on Wed 30 Sep to 03:48 on Thu 1 Oct.
1942-09-29T16:43:26Z → 1942-09-30T18:48:22Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:13 on the 29th and 21:51 on the 30th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 29th and is on the 30th.
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 16223 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 1942: Wednesday 30 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1942 falls on Wednesday 30 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 01:43 on Wed 30 Sep to 03:48 on Thu 1 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 30 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 30 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 30 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 29th | Covered | Moonrise 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:43 → 11:48 | 22:19 | holds | 23:03 | no | 29 Sep |
| Chicago | 11:43 → 13:48 | 21:57 | holds | 22:39 | no | 29 Sep |
| Jersey City | 12:43 → 14:48 | 22:04 | holds | 22:46 | no | 29 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 13:43 → 15:48 | 23:01 | holds | 23:47 | no | 29 Sep |
| London | 17:43 → 19:48 | 21:32 | holds | 22:09 | no | 29 Sep |
| Durban | 19:43 → 21:48 | 23:33 | holds | 00:24 | no | 29 Sep |
| Dubai | 20:43 → 22:48 | 21:40 | holds | 22:23 | holds | 29 Sep |
| Delhi | 23:13 → 01:18 | 22:34 | no | 23:17 | holds | 30 Sep |
| Kolkata | 23:13 → 01:18 | 21:57 | no | 22:41 | holds | 30 Sep |
| Singapore | 01:43 → 03:48 | 23:50 | no | 00:37 | holds | 30 Sep |
| Sydney | 03:43 → 05:48 | 23:21 | no | 00:14 | holds | 30 Sep |
| Suva | 04:43 → 06:48 | 22:05 | no | 22:55 | holds | 30 Sep |