Moonrise of Friday 19 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:09 moonrise
17:5718:2118:4519:0919:3319:5720:21
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2008
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 518 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 19 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 20 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 06:51 on Sat 20 Sep to 04:27 on Sun 21 Sep.
2008-09-19T22:51:00Z → 2008-09-20T20:27:15Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:09 on the 19th and 19:49 on the 20th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 19th and is on the 20th.
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 31085 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 2008: Saturday 20 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2008 falls on Saturday 20 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 06:51 on Sat 20 Sep to 04:27 on Sun 21 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 20 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 20 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 20 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 19th | Covered | Moonrise 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:51 → 13:27 | 21:33 | holds | 22:28 | no | 19 Sep |
| Chicago | 17:51 → 15:27 | 21:01 | holds | 21:52 | no | 19 Sep |
| Jersey City | 18:51 → 16:27 | 21:09 | holds | 22:00 | no | 19 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 18:51 → 16:27 | 21:33 | holds | 22:32 | no | 19 Sep |
| London | 23:51 → 21:27 | 20:18 | no | 20:58 | holds | 20 Sep |
| Durban | 00:51 → 22:27 | 22:31 | no | 23:40 | no | 19 Sep |
| Dubai | 02:51 → 00:27 | 20:58 | no | 21:52 | holds | 20 Sep |
| Delhi | 04:21 → 01:57 | 20:49 | no | 21:41 | holds | 20 Sep |
| Kolkata | 04:21 → 01:57 | 20:17 | no | 21:11 | holds | 20 Sep |
| Singapore | 06:51 → 04:27 | 22:23 | no | 23:23 | holds | 20 Sep |
| Sydney | 08:51 → 06:27 | 22:17 | no | 23:29 | holds | 20 Sep |
| Suva | 10:51 → 08:27 | 21:48 | no | 22:53 | holds | 20 Sep |