Moonrise of Monday 12 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:40 moonrise
18:2818:5219:1619:4020:0420:2820:52
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1949
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 641 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 12 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 13 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 06:21 on Tue 13 Sep to 08:27 on Wed 14 Sep.
1949-09-12T22:21:08Z → 1949-09-14T00:26:40Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:40 on the 12th and 20:03 on the 13th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 12th and is on the 13th.
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 38463 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 1949: Tuesday 13 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1949 falls on Tuesday 13 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 06:21 on Tue 13 Sep to 08:27 on Wed 14 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 13 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 13 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 13 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 12th | Covered | Moonrise 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:21 → 16:27 | 20:45 | holds | 22:03 | no | 12 Sep |
| Chicago | 17:21 → 19:27 | 21:19 | holds | 22:28 | no | 12 Sep |
| Jersey City | 18:21 → 20:27 | 21:27 | holds | 22:37 | no | 12 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 18:21 → 20:27 | 21:37 | holds | 23:10 | no | 12 Sep |
| London | 23:21 → 01:27 | 20:50 | no | 21:38 | no | 13 Sep |
| Durban | 00:21 → 02:27 | 22:23 | no | 00:20 | no | 13 Sep |
| Dubai | 02:21 → 04:27 | 21:13 | no | 22:33 | no | 13 Sep |
| Delhi | 03:51 → 05:57 | 21:07 | no | 22:23 | no | 13 Sep |
| Kolkata | 03:51 → 05:57 | 20:32 | no | 21:53 | no | 13 Sep |
| Singapore | 05:51 → 07:57 | 22:00 | no | 23:35 | no | 13 Sep |
| Sydney | 08:21 → 10:27 | 22:11 | no | 00:11 | no | 13 Sep |
| Suva | 10:21 → 12:27 | 21:50 | no | 23:36 | no | 13 Sep |