Moonrise of Tuesday 16 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
20:14 moonrise
19:0219:2619:5020:1420:3821:0221:26
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2003
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 558 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 16 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 17 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 08:47 on Tue 16 Sep to 11:25 on Wed 17 Sep.
2003-09-16T00:47:00Z → 2003-09-17T03:25:04Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:14 on the 16th and 20:43 on the 17th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 16th and is not on the 17th.
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 33463 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 2003: Tuesday 16 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2003 falls on Tuesday 16 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 08:47 on Tue 16 Sep to 11:25 on Wed 17 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 16 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 16 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 16 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 16th | Covered | Moonrise 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:47 → 20:25 | 22:25 | no | 23:05 | no | 15 Sep |
| Chicago | 19:47 → 22:25 | 21:58 | holds | 22:33 | no | 15 Sep |
| Jersey City | 20:47 → 23:25 | 22:06 | holds | 22:42 | no | 15 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 20:47 → 23:25 | 22:20 | holds | 23:06 | no | 15 Sep |
| London | 01:47 → 04:25 | 21:24 | holds | 21:50 | no | 16 Sep |
| Durban | 02:47 → 05:25 | 23:11 | holds | 00:07 | no | 16 Sep |
| Dubai | 04:47 → 07:25 | 21:53 | holds | 22:33 | no | 16 Sep |
| Delhi | 06:17 → 08:55 | 21:46 | holds | 22:25 | no | 16 Sep |
| Kolkata | 06:17 → 08:55 | 21:12 | holds | 21:53 | no | 16 Sep |
| Singapore | 08:47 → 11:25 | 23:14 | holds | 00:00 | no | 16 Sep |
| Sydney | 10:47 → 13:25 | 23:01 | holds | 23:58 | no | 16 Sep |
| Suva | 12:47 → 15:25 | 22:36 | holds | 23:28 | no | 16 Sep |