Moonrise of Saturday 2 October
Taken. Ṣaṣṭhī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
21:43 moonrise
20:3120:5521:1921:4322:0722:3122:55
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1920
Boundaryin Multan, 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 Saturday 2 October
Taken. Ṣaṣṭhī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 3 October
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 23:46 on Sat 2 Oct to 21:40 on Sun 3 Oct.
1920-10-02T18:16:15Z → 1920-10-03T16:09:42Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:43 on the 2nd and 22:40 on the 3rd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 2nd and is not on the 3rd.
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 3602 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Multan, 1920: Saturday 2 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Multan, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1920 falls on Saturday 2 October. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 23:46 on Sat 2 Oct to 21:40 on Sun 3 Oct, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 2 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 2 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 2 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Multan. | ||
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 2nd | Covered | Moonrise 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:16 → 08:10 | 21:13 | holds | 22:12 | no | 2 Oct |
| Chicago | 13:16 → 11:10 | 21:47 | holds | 22:46 | no | 2 Oct |
| Jersey City | 14:16 → 12:10 | 21:54 | holds | 22:52 | no | 2 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 14:16 → 12:10 | 21:58 | holds | 22:57 | no | 2 Oct |
| London | 19:16 → 17:10 | 21:12 | holds | 22:09 | no | 2 Oct |
| Durban | 20:16 → 18:10 | 22:37 | holds | 23:36 | no | 2 Oct |
| Dubai | 22:16 → 20:10 | 21:29 | no | 22:27 | no | 2 Oct |
| Delhi | 23:46 → 21:40 | 21:22 | no | 22:19 | no | 2 Oct |
| Kolkata | 23:46 → 21:40 | 20:46 | no | 21:44 | no | 2 Oct |
| Singapore | 01:16 → 23:10 | 21:44 | no | 22:42 | holds | 3 Oct |
| Sydney | 04:16 → 02:10 | 22:24 | no | 23:25 | holds | 3 Oct |
| Suva | 06:16 → 04:10 | 22:02 | no | 23:01 | holds | 3 Oct |