Moonrise of Thursday 17 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:45 moonrise
20:3320:5721:2121:4522:0922:3322:57
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1981
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 437 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 17 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 18 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 08:34 on Fri 18 Sep to 06:02 on Sat 19 Sep.
1981-09-18T13:34:11Z → 1981-09-19T11:01:43Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:45 on the 17th and 22:45 on the 18th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 17th and is on the 18th.
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 26225 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Lima, 1981: Friday 18 September.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1981 falls on Friday 18 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 08:34 on Fri 18 Sep to 06:02 on Sat 19 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 18 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 18 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 18 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Lima. | ||
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 18th | Covered | Moonrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:34 → 04:02 | 22:31 | holds | 23:20 | no | 18 Sep |
| Chicago | 08:34 → 06:02 | 22:09 | holds | 22:54 | no | 18 Sep |
| Jersey City | 09:34 → 07:02 | 22:16 | holds | 23:01 | no | 18 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 09:34 → 07:02 | 22:11 | holds | 23:06 | no | 18 Sep |
| London | 14:34 → 12:02 | 21:44 | holds | 22:22 | no | 18 Sep |
| Durban | 15:34 → 13:02 | 22:39 | holds | 23:45 | no | 18 Sep |
| Dubai | 17:34 → 15:02 | 21:49 | holds | 22:38 | no | 18 Sep |
| Delhi | 19:04 → 16:32 | 21:43 | holds | 22:31 | no | 18 Sep |
| Kolkata | 19:04 → 16:32 | 21:05 | holds | 21:56 | no | 18 Sep |
| Singapore | 21:04 → 18:32 | 22:26 | holds | 23:22 | no | 18 Sep |
| Sydney | 23:34 → 21:02 | 22:23 | no | 23:30 | no | 18 Sep |
| Suva | 01:34 → 23:02 | 22:07 | no | 23:09 | no | 18 Sep |