Moonrise of Saturday 17 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:35 moonrise
18:2318:4719:1119:3519:5920:2320:47
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2011
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 585 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 17 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 18 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 05:20 on Sun 18 Sep to 07:28 on Mon 19 Sep.
2011-09-17T21:19:35Z → 2011-09-18T23:27:37Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:35 on the 17th and 20:12 on the 18th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 17th and is on the 18th.
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 35096 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 2011: Sunday 18 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2011 falls on Sunday 18 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 05:20 on Sun 18 Sep to 07:28 on Mon 19 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 18 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 18 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 18 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 17th | Covered | Moonrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:20 → 16:28 | 21:49 | holds | 22:35 | no | 17 Sep |
| Chicago | 16:20 → 18:28 | 21:22 | holds | 22:06 | no | 17 Sep |
| Jersey City | 17:20 → 19:28 | 21:30 | holds | 22:13 | no | 17 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 17:20 → 19:28 | 21:41 | holds | 22:29 | no | 17 Sep |
| London | 22:20 → 00:28 | 20:48 | no | 21:26 | holds | 18 Sep |
| Durban | 23:20 → 01:28 | 22:28 | no | 23:21 | holds | 18 Sep |
| Dubai | 01:20 → 03:28 | 21:14 | no | 21:58 | holds | 18 Sep |
| Delhi | 02:50 → 04:58 | 21:06 | no | 21:50 | holds | 18 Sep |
| Kolkata | 02:50 → 04:58 | 20:32 | no | 21:17 | holds | 18 Sep |
| Singapore | 05:20 → 07:28 | 22:32 | no | 23:21 | holds | 18 Sep |
| Sydney | 07:20 → 09:28 | 22:18 | no | 23:13 | holds | 18 Sep |
| Suva | 09:20 → 11:28 | 21:54 | no | 22:46 | holds | 18 Sep |