Moonrise of Tuesday 3 October
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1939
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 98 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 3 October
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 4 October
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:34 on Tue 3 Oct to 20:09 on Wed 4 Oct.
1939-10-03T19:34:01Z → 1939-10-04T19:08:36Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:12 on the 3rd and 23:06 on the 4th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 3rd and is not on the 4th.
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 5892 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Luanda, 1939: Tuesday 3 October.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1939 falls on Tuesday 3 October. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:34 on Tue 3 Oct to 20:09 on Wed 4 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 3 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 3 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 3 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Luanda. | ||
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 3rd | Covered | Moonrise 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:34 → 11:09 | 21:10 | holds | 22:04 | no | 3 Oct |
| Chicago | 13:34 → 13:09 | 20:45 | holds | 21:39 | no | 3 Oct |
| Jersey City | 14:34 → 14:09 | 20:52 | holds | 21:45 | no | 3 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 15:34 → 15:09 | 21:55 | holds | 22:49 | no | 3 Oct |
| London | 20:34 → 20:09 | 21:13 | holds | 22:04 | no | 3 Oct |
| Durban | 21:34 → 21:09 | 22:32 | holds | 23:27 | no | 3 Oct |
| Dubai | 23:34 → 23:09 | 21:28 | no | 22:21 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Delhi | 01:04 → 00:39 | 21:21 | no | 22:13 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Kolkata | 01:04 → 00:39 | 20:46 | no | 21:38 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Singapore | 02:54 → 02:29 | 22:02 | no | 22:56 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Sydney | 05:34 → 05:09 | 22:21 | no | 23:17 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Suva | 07:34 → 07:09 | 22:00 | no | 22:55 | holds | 4 Oct |