Moonrise of Wednesday 21 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
20:42 moonrise
19:3019:5420:1820:4221:0621:3021:54
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2016
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 550 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 21 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 22 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 11:32 on Wed 21 Sep to 08:58 on Thu 22 Sep.
2016-09-21T03:32:15Z → 2016-09-22T00:57:31Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:42 on the 21st and 21:30 on the 22nd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 21st and is not on the 22nd.
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 33012 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 2016: Wednesday 21 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2016 falls on Wednesday 21 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 11:32 on Wed 21 Sep to 08:58 on Thu 22 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 21 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 21 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 21 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 21st | Covered | Moonrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:32 → 17:58 | 22:56 | no | 23:49 | no | 20 Sep |
| Chicago | 22:32 → 19:58 | 22:33 | no | 23:24 | no | 20 Sep |
| Jersey City | 23:32 → 20:58 | 22:39 | no | 23:31 | no | 20 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 23:32 → 20:58 | 22:36 | no | 23:32 | no | 20 Sep |
| London | 04:32 → 01:58 | 22:04 | holds | 22:52 | no | 21 Sep |
| Durban | 05:32 → 02:58 | 23:06 | holds | 00:07 | no | 21 Sep |
| Dubai | 07:32 → 04:58 | 22:11 | holds | 23:05 | no | 21 Sep |
| Delhi | 09:02 → 06:28 | 22:05 | holds | 22:58 | no | 21 Sep |
| Kolkata | 09:02 → 06:28 | 21:28 | holds | 22:22 | no | 21 Sep |
| Singapore | 11:32 → 08:58 | 23:20 | holds | 00:17 | no | 21 Sep |
| Sydney | 13:32 → 10:58 | 22:51 | holds | 23:54 | no | 21 Sep |
| Suva | 15:32 → 12:58 | 22:34 | holds | 23:34 | no | 21 Sep |