Moonrise of Friday 4 October
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:29 moonrise
Ṣaṣṭhī begins 20:22:53
18:1718:4119:0519:2919:5320:1720:41
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1985
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 54 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 4 October
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 5 October
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:23 on Fri 4 Oct to 22:40 on Sat 5 Oct.
1985-10-04T12:22:54Z → 1985-10-05T14:39:44Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:29 on the 4th and 20:06 on the 5th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 4th and is on the 5th.
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 3252 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 1985: Saturday 5 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1985 falls on Saturday 5 October. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:23 on Fri 4 Oct to 22:40 on Sat 5 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 5 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 5 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 5 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 4th | Covered | Moonrise 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:23 → 07:40 | 21:54 | holds | 22:42 | no | 4 Oct |
| Chicago | 07:23 → 09:40 | 21:21 | holds | 22:06 | no | 4 Oct |
| Jersey City | 08:23 → 10:40 | 21:30 | holds | 22:14 | no | 4 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 08:23 → 10:40 | 21:58 | holds | 22:48 | no | 4 Oct |
| London | 13:23 → 15:40 | 20:34 | holds | 21:11 | no | 4 Oct |
| Durban | 14:23 → 16:40 | 23:04 | holds | 00:00 | no | 4 Oct |
| Dubai | 16:23 → 18:40 | 21:24 | holds | 22:10 | no | 4 Oct |
| Delhi | 17:53 → 20:10 | 21:14 | holds | 22:00 | no | 4 Oct |
| Kolkata | 17:53 → 20:10 | 20:43 | holds | 21:30 | no | 4 Oct |
| Singapore | 20:23 → 22:40 | 22:53 | holds | 23:44 | no | 4 Oct |
| Sydney | 22:23 → 00:40 | 22:56 | holds | 23:53 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Suva | 00:23 → 02:40 | 22:23 | no | 23:17 | holds | 5 Oct |