Moonrise of Thursday 6 October
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
19:53 moonrise
18:4119:0519:2919:5320:1720:4121:05
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1955
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 262 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 6 October
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 7 October
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 15:31 on Thu 6 Oct to 13:12 on Fri 7 Oct.
1955-10-06T07:30:55Z → 1955-10-07T05:11:56Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:53 on the 6th and 20:56 on the 7th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 6th and is not on the 7th.
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 15746 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 1955: Thursday 6 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1955 falls on Thursday 6 October. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 15:31 on Thu 6 Oct to 13:12 on Fri 7 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 6 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 6 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 6 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 6th | Covered | Moonrise 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:31 → 21:12 | 21:29 | no | 22:33 | no | 5 Oct |
| Chicago | 02:31 → 00:12 | 21:58 | holds | 23:04 | no | 6 Oct |
| Jersey City | 03:31 → 01:12 | 22:05 | holds | 23:11 | no | 6 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 03:31 → 01:12 | 22:22 | holds | 23:23 | no | 6 Oct |
| London | 07:31 → 05:12 | 20:12 | holds | 21:19 | no | 6 Oct |
| Durban | 09:31 → 07:12 | 23:14 | holds | 00:11 | no | 6 Oct |
| Dubai | 11:31 → 09:12 | 21:46 | holds | 22:48 | no | 6 Oct |
| Delhi | 13:01 → 10:42 | 21:37 | holds | 22:39 | no | 6 Oct |
| Kolkata | 13:01 → 10:42 | 21:04 | holds | 22:05 | no | 6 Oct |
| Singapore | 15:01 → 12:42 | 22:39 | holds | 23:40 | no | 6 Oct |
| Sydney | 17:31 → 15:12 | 23:04 | holds | 00:02 | no | 6 Oct |
| Suva | 19:31 → 17:12 | 22:34 | holds | 23:34 | no | 6 Oct |