Moonrise of Tuesday 25 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:48 moonrise
Ṣaṣṭhī begins 20:32:54
18:3619:0019:2419:4820:1220:3621:00
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2040
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 45 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 25 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 26 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:33 on Tue 25 Sep to 21:45 on Wed 26 Sep.
2040-09-25T12:32:54Z → 2040-09-26T13:45:21Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:48 on the 25th and 20:21 on the 26th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 25th and is on the 26th.
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 2701 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Daqing, 2040: Wednesday 26 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2040 falls on Wednesday 26 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:33 on Tue 25 Sep to 21:45 on Wed 26 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 26 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 26 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 26 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 25th | Covered | Moonrise 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:33 → 06:45 | 22:04 | holds | 22:47 | no | 25 Sep |
| Chicago | 07:33 → 08:45 | 21:35 | holds | 22:14 | no | 25 Sep |
| Jersey City | 08:33 → 09:45 | 21:43 | holds | 22:23 | no | 25 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 08:33 → 09:45 | 22:00 | holds | 22:49 | no | 25 Sep |
| London | 13:33 → 14:45 | 20:57 | holds | 21:28 | no | 25 Sep |
| Durban | 14:33 → 15:45 | 22:54 | holds | 23:52 | no | 25 Sep |
| Dubai | 16:33 → 17:45 | 21:31 | holds | 22:15 | no | 25 Sep |
| Delhi | 18:03 → 19:15 | 21:23 | holds | 22:06 | no | 25 Sep |
| Kolkata | 18:03 → 19:15 | 20:50 | holds | 21:34 | no | 25 Sep |
| Singapore | 20:33 → 21:45 | 22:53 | holds | 23:43 | no | 25 Sep |
| Sydney | 22:33 → 23:45 | 22:43 | holds | 23:43 | holds | 25 Sep |
| Suva | 00:33 → 01:45 | 22:16 | no | 23:12 | holds | 26 Sep |