Moonrise of Thursday 19 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
20:19 moonrise
19:0719:3119:5520:1920:4321:0721:31
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2019
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 98 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 19 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 20 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:57 on Thu 19 Sep to 22:42 on Fri 20 Sep.
2019-09-19T13:56:40Z → 2019-09-20T14:41:38Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:19 on the 19th and 20:51 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 5880 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 2019: Friday 20 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2019 falls on Friday 20 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:57 on Thu 19 Sep to 22:42 on Fri 20 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 20 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 20 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 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 | 06:57 → 07:42 | 22:22 | holds | 23:04 | no | 19 Sep |
| Chicago | 08:57 → 09:42 | 22:00 | holds | 22:38 | no | 19 Sep |
| Jersey City | 09:57 → 10:42 | 22:07 | holds | 22:45 | no | 19 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 09:57 → 10:42 | 22:05 | holds | 22:53 | no | 19 Sep |
| London | 14:57 → 15:42 | 21:35 | holds | 22:06 | no | 19 Sep |
| Durban | 15:57 → 16:42 | 22:37 | holds | 23:35 | no | 19 Sep |
| Dubai | 17:57 → 18:42 | 21:44 | holds | 22:26 | no | 19 Sep |
| Delhi | 19:27 → 20:12 | 21:38 | holds | 22:19 | no | 19 Sep |
| Kolkata | 19:27 → 20:12 | 21:01 | holds | 21:44 | no | 19 Sep |
| Singapore | 21:57 → 22:42 | 22:54 | holds | 23:42 | no | 19 Sep |
| Sydney | 23:57 → 00:42 | 22:24 | no | 23:23 | holds | 20 Sep |
| Suva | 01:57 → 02:42 | 22:08 | no | 23:02 | holds | 20 Sep |