Moonrise of Tuesday 7 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:37 moonrise
20:2520:4921:1321:3722:0122:2522:49
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1982
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 631 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 7 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 8 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 10:34 on Wed 8 Sep to 09:02 on Thu 9 Sep.
1982-09-08T09:34:25Z → 1982-09-09T08:02:21Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:37 on the 7th and 22:31 on the 8th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 7th and is on the 8th.
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 37866 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Luanda, 1982: Wednesday 8 September.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1982 falls on Wednesday 8 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 10:34 on Wed 8 Sep to 09:02 on Thu 9 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 8 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 8 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 8 Sep |
| 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 8th | Covered | Moonrise 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:34 → 01:02 | 22:41 | holds | 23:24 | no | 8 Sep |
| Chicago | 04:34 → 03:02 | 22:20 | holds | 22:59 | no | 8 Sep |
| Jersey City | 05:34 → 04:02 | 22:27 | holds | 23:06 | no | 8 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 05:34 → 04:02 | 22:19 | holds | 23:10 | no | 8 Sep |
| London | 10:34 → 09:02 | 21:59 | holds | 22:29 | no | 8 Sep |
| Durban | 11:34 → 10:02 | 22:44 | holds | 23:48 | no | 8 Sep |
| Dubai | 13:34 → 12:02 | 22:00 | holds | 22:44 | no | 8 Sep |
| Delhi | 15:04 → 13:32 | 21:55 | holds | 22:38 | no | 8 Sep |
| Kolkata | 15:04 → 13:32 | 21:16 | holds | 22:02 | no | 8 Sep |
| Singapore | 17:34 → 16:02 | 23:05 | holds | 23:57 | no | 8 Sep |
| Sydney | 19:34 → 18:02 | 22:27 | holds | 23:33 | no | 8 Sep |
| Suva | 21:34 → 20:02 | 22:15 | holds | 23:13 | no | 8 Sep |