Moonrise of Monday 15 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
22:14 moonrise
21:0221:2621:5022:1422:3823:0223:26
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2003
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 39 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 15 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 16 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 19:47 on Mon 15 Sep to 22:25 on Tue 16 Sep.
2003-09-16T00:47:00Z → 2003-09-17T03:25:04Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:14 on the 15th and 23:04 on the 16th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 15th and is not on the 16th.
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 2314 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Lima, 2003: Monday 15 September.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2003 falls on Monday 15 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 19:47 on Mon 15 Sep to 22:25 on Tue 16 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 15 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 15 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 15 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 16th | Covered | Moonrise 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:47 → 20:25 | 22:25 | no | 23:05 | no | 15 Sep |
| Chicago | 19:47 → 22:25 | 21:58 | holds | 22:33 | no | 15 Sep |
| Jersey City | 20:47 → 23:25 | 22:06 | holds | 22:42 | no | 15 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 20:47 → 23:25 | 22:20 | holds | 23:06 | no | 15 Sep |
| London | 01:47 → 04:25 | 21:24 | holds | 21:50 | no | 16 Sep |
| Durban | 02:47 → 05:25 | 23:11 | holds | 00:07 | no | 16 Sep |
| Dubai | 04:47 → 07:25 | 21:53 | holds | 22:33 | no | 16 Sep |
| Delhi | 06:17 → 08:55 | 21:46 | holds | 22:25 | no | 16 Sep |
| Kolkata | 06:17 → 08:55 | 21:12 | holds | 21:53 | no | 16 Sep |
| Singapore | 08:47 → 11:25 | 23:14 | holds | 00:00 | no | 16 Sep |
| Sydney | 10:47 → 13:25 | 23:01 | holds | 23:58 | no | 16 Sep |
| Suva | 12:47 → 15:25 | 22:36 | holds | 23:28 | no | 16 Sep |