Moonrise of Thursday 26 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
22:15 moonrise
21:0321:2721:5122:1522:3923:0323:27
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2002
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 25 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 26 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 27 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:00 on Thu 26 Sep to 22:43 on Fri 27 Sep.
2002-09-27T02:00:29Z → 2002-09-28T03:42:36Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:15 on the 26th and 23:08 on the 27th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 26th and is not on the 27th.
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 1497 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Lima, 2002: Thursday 26 September.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2002 falls on Thursday 26 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:00 on Thu 26 Sep to 22:43 on Fri 27 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 26 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 26 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 26 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 27th | Covered | Moonrise 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:00 → 20:43 | 22:26 | no | 23:13 | no | 26 Sep |
| Chicago | 21:00 → 22:43 | 21:57 | holds | 22:40 | no | 26 Sep |
| Jersey City | 22:00 → 23:43 | 22:05 | holds | 22:48 | no | 27 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 22:00 → 23:43 | 22:22 | holds | 23:13 | no | 27 Sep |
| London | 03:00 → 04:43 | 21:18 | holds | 21:54 | no | 27 Sep |
| Durban | 04:00 → 05:43 | 23:16 | holds | 00:14 | no | 27 Sep |
| Dubai | 06:00 → 07:43 | 21:52 | holds | 22:38 | no | 27 Sep |
| Delhi | 07:30 → 09:13 | 21:44 | holds | 22:29 | no | 27 Sep |
| Kolkata | 07:30 → 09:13 | 21:11 | holds | 21:57 | no | 27 Sep |
| Singapore | 10:00 → 11:43 | 23:15 | holds | 00:05 | no | 27 Sep |
| Sydney | 12:00 → 13:43 | 23:06 | holds | 00:05 | no | 27 Sep |
| Suva | 14:00 → 15:43 | 22:39 | holds | 23:34 | no | 27 Sep |