Moonrise of Saturday 25 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
22:04 moonrise
20:5221:1621:4022:0422:2822:5223:16
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2021
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 271 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 25 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 26 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 02:35 on Sun 26 Sep to 05:14 on Mon 27 Sep.
2021-09-26T07:35:10Z → 2021-09-27T10:13:41Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:04 on the 25th and 22:54 on the 26th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 25th and is on the 26th.
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 16285 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Lima, 2021: Sunday 26 September.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2021 falls on Sunday 26 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 02:35 on Sun 26 Sep to 05:14 on Mon 27 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 26 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 26 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 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 26th | Covered | Moonrise 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:35 → 03:14 | 22:12 | holds | 22:55 | no | 26 Sep |
| Chicago | 02:35 → 05:14 | 21:44 | holds | 22:23 | no | 26 Sep |
| Jersey City | 03:35 → 06:14 | 21:52 | holds | 22:31 | no | 26 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 03:35 → 06:14 | 22:09 | holds | 22:56 | no | 26 Sep |
| London | 08:35 → 11:14 | 21:06 | holds | 21:38 | no | 26 Sep |
| Durban | 09:35 → 12:14 | 23:03 | holds | 23:58 | no | 26 Sep |
| Dubai | 11:35 → 14:14 | 21:40 | holds | 22:22 | no | 26 Sep |
| Delhi | 13:05 → 15:44 | 21:32 | holds | 22:13 | no | 26 Sep |
| Kolkata | 13:05 → 15:44 | 20:59 | holds | 21:42 | no | 26 Sep |
| Singapore | 15:35 → 18:14 | 23:03 | holds | 23:50 | no | 26 Sep |
| Sydney | 17:35 → 20:14 | 22:53 | holds | 23:50 | no | 26 Sep |
| Suva | 19:35 → 22:14 | 22:27 | holds | 23:19 | no | 26 Sep |