Moonrise of Thursday 4 October
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:55 moonrise
20:4321:0721:3121:5522:1922:4323:07
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2012
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 646 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 4 October
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 5 October
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 08:41 on Fri 5 Oct to 11:18 on Sat 6 Oct.
2012-10-05T13:41:01Z → 2012-10-06T16:17:31Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:55 on the 4th and 22:43 on the 5th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 4th and is on the 5th.
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 38784 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Lima, 2012: Friday 5 October.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2012 falls on Friday 5 October. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 08:41 on Fri 5 Oct to 11:18 on Sat 6 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 5 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 5 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 5 Oct |
| 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 5th | Covered | Moonrise 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:41 → 09:18 | 22:12 | holds | 23:03 | no | 5 Oct |
| Chicago | 08:41 → 11:18 | 21:45 | holds | 22:36 | no | 5 Oct |
| Jersey City | 09:41 → 12:18 | 21:52 | holds | 22:43 | no | 5 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 09:41 → 12:18 | 22:03 | holds | 22:51 | no | 5 Oct |
| London | 14:41 → 17:18 | 21:08 | holds | 21:58 | no | 5 Oct |
| Durban | 15:41 → 18:18 | 22:50 | holds | 23:38 | no | 5 Oct |
| Dubai | 17:41 → 20:18 | 21:34 | holds | 22:23 | no | 5 Oct |
| Delhi | 19:11 → 21:48 | 21:26 | holds | 22:15 | no | 5 Oct |
| Kolkata | 19:11 → 21:48 | 20:52 | holds | 21:41 | holds | 5 Oct |
| Singapore | 21:41 → 00:18 | 22:54 | holds | 23:42 | holds | 5 Oct |
| Sydney | 23:41 → 03:18 | 22:42 | no | 23:30 | holds | 6 Oct |
| Suva | 01:41 → 04:18 | 22:17 | no | 23:06 | holds | 6 Oct |