Moonrise of Saturday 13 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2014
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 8 min 28 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 13 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 14 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:31 on Sat 13 Sep to 21:10 on Sun 14 Sep.
2014-09-13T13:30:59Z → 2014-09-14T13:09:48Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:20 on the 13th and 21:01 on the 14th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 13th and is on the 14th.
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 508 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 2014: Sunday 14 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2014 falls on Sunday 14 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:31 on Sat 13 Sep to 21:10 on Sun 14 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 14 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 14 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 14 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 13th | Covered | Moonrise 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:31 → 06:10 | 22:28 | holds | 23:15 | no | 13 Sep |
| Chicago | 08:31 → 08:10 | 22:06 | holds | 22:51 | no | 13 Sep |
| Jersey City | 09:31 → 09:10 | 22:13 | holds | 22:58 | no | 13 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 09:31 → 09:10 | 22:08 | holds | 22:58 | no | 13 Sep |
| London | 14:31 → 14:10 | 21:40 | holds | 22:21 | no | 13 Sep |
| Durban | 15:31 → 15:10 | 22:37 | holds | 23:33 | no | 13 Sep |
| Dubai | 17:31 → 17:10 | 21:46 | holds | 22:33 | no | 13 Sep |
| Delhi | 19:01 → 18:40 | 21:40 | holds | 22:27 | no | 13 Sep |
| Kolkata | 19:01 → 18:40 | 21:02 | holds | 21:51 | no | 13 Sep |
| Singapore | 21:31 → 21:10 | 22:54 | holds | 23:46 | no | 13 Sep |
| Sydney | 23:31 → 23:10 | 22:23 | no | 23:22 | no | 13 Sep |
| Suva | 01:31 → 01:10 | 22:07 | no | 23:03 | holds | 14 Sep |