Moonrise of Tuesday 20 September
Taken. Ṣaṣṭhī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
22:11 moonrise
Ṣaṣṭhī begins 22:32:14
20:5921:2321:4722:1122:3522:5923:23
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2016
Boundaryin Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Ṣaṣṭhī reaches moonrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 20 September
Taken. Ṣaṣṭhī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 21 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 22:32 on Tue 20 Sep to 19:58 on Wed 21 Sep.
2016-09-21T03:32:15Z → 2016-09-22T00:57:31Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:11 on the 20th and 23:10 on the 21st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 20th and is not on the 21st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Neither moonrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → tithi-day · margin 1303 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Lima, 2016: Tuesday 20 September.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Lima, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2016 falls on Tuesday 20 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 22:32 on Tue 20 Sep to 19:58 on Wed 21 Sep, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 20 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 20 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 20 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 21st | Covered | Moonrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:32 → 17:58 | 22:56 | no | 23:49 | no | 20 Sep |
| Chicago | 22:32 → 19:58 | 22:33 | no | 23:24 | no | 20 Sep |
| Jersey City | 23:32 → 20:58 | 22:39 | no | 23:31 | no | 20 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 23:32 → 20:58 | 22:36 | no | 23:32 | no | 20 Sep |
| London | 04:32 → 01:58 | 22:04 | holds | 22:52 | no | 21 Sep |
| Durban | 05:32 → 02:58 | 23:06 | holds | 00:07 | no | 21 Sep |
| Dubai | 07:32 → 04:58 | 22:11 | holds | 23:05 | no | 21 Sep |
| Delhi | 09:02 → 06:28 | 22:05 | holds | 22:58 | no | 21 Sep |
| Kolkata | 09:02 → 06:28 | 21:28 | holds | 22:22 | no | 21 Sep |
| Singapore | 11:32 → 08:58 | 23:20 | holds | 00:17 | no | 21 Sep |
| Sydney | 13:32 → 10:58 | 22:51 | holds | 23:54 | no | 21 Sep |
| Suva | 15:32 → 12:58 | 22:34 | holds | 23:34 | no | 21 Sep |