Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 18:56 on Wed 8 Dec to 17:25 on Thu 9 Dec.

   2021-12-08T15:56:25Z → 2021-12-09T14:24:32Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:02–11:50 on the 8th, 11:02–11:50 on the 9th.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Ṣaṣṭhī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 8th and 48 of 48 on the 9th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   one day qualifies → only-day · margin 20061 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī, Doha, 2021: Thursday 9 December.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī 2021 falls on Thursday 9 December. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 18:56 on Wed 8 Dec to 17:25 on Thu 9 Dec and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Mārgaśīrṣa, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Ṣaṣṭhī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Pūrvaviddhā

Tie-break

First day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 104

S 6 Campa sasthi (Maharashtra) (paraviddha). (Special when combined with naksatra Satabhisaj, yoga Vyatipata and Sunday), Skanda sasthi (purvaviddha), Guha sasthi Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.