Moonrise of Wednesday 7 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2039
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 456 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 7 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 8 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 03:58 on Thu 8 Sep to 06:01 on Fri 9 Sep.
2039-09-07T19:57:48Z → 2039-09-08T22:01:04Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:22 on the 7th and 20:46 on the 8th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 7th and is on the 8th.
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 27340 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 2039: Thursday 8 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2039 falls on Thursday 8 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 03:58 on Thu 8 Sep to 06:01 on Fri 9 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 8 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 8 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 8 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 7th | Covered | Moonrise 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:58 → 15:01 | 22:15 | holds | 22:49 | no | 7 Sep |
| Chicago | 14:58 → 17:01 | 21:56 | holds | 22:25 | no | 7 Sep |
| Jersey City | 15:58 → 18:01 | 22:03 | holds | 22:33 | no | 7 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 15:58 → 18:01 | 21:54 | holds | 22:35 | no | 7 Sep |
| London | 20:58 → 23:01 | 21:39 | holds | 21:59 | holds | 7 Sep |
| Durban | 21:58 → 00:01 | 22:18 | holds | 23:13 | holds | 7 Sep |
| Dubai | 23:58 → 02:01 | 21:38 | no | 22:13 | holds | 8 Sep |
| Delhi | 01:28 → 03:31 | 21:34 | no | 22:08 | holds | 8 Sep |
| Kolkata | 01:28 → 03:31 | 20:55 | no | 21:32 | holds | 8 Sep |
| Singapore | 03:58 → 06:01 | 22:42 | no | 23:26 | holds | 8 Sep |
| Sydney | 05:58 → 08:01 | 22:03 | no | 23:01 | holds | 8 Sep |
| Suva | 07:58 → 10:01 | 21:53 | no | 22:43 | holds | 8 Sep |