Moonrise of Monday 7 September
Taken. Both moonrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
21:32 moonrise
Ṣaṣṭhī begins 21:09:07
20:2020:4421:0821:3221:5622:2022:44
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2020
Determinatein Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 23 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 7 September
Taken. Both moonrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 8 September
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at moonrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:09 on Mon 7 Sep to 23:33 on Tue 8 Sep.
2020-09-07T16:09:08Z → 2020-09-08T18:33:13Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:32 on the 7th and 22:06 on the 8th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 7th and is on the 8th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both moonrises qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 1357 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Multan, 2020: Monday 7 September.
confidence: determinate
In Multan, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2020 falls on Monday 7 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 21:09 on Mon 7 Sep to 23:33 on Tue 8 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 7 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 7 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 7 Sep |
| 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 7th | Covered | Moonrise 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:09 → 11:33 | 22:22 | holds | 22:56 | no | 7 Sep |
| Chicago | 11:09 → 13:33 | 22:03 | holds | 22:32 | no | 7 Sep |
| Jersey City | 12:09 → 14:33 | 22:10 | holds | 22:40 | no | 7 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 12:09 → 14:33 | 22:01 | holds | 22:42 | no | 7 Sep |
| London | 17:09 → 19:33 | 21:44 | holds | 22:06 | no | 7 Sep |
| Durban | 18:09 → 20:33 | 22:26 | holds | 23:20 | no | 7 Sep |
| Dubai | 20:09 → 22:33 | 21:44 | holds | 22:20 | holds | 7 Sep |
| Delhi | 21:39 → 00:03 | 21:40 | holds | 22:15 | holds | 7 Sep |
| Kolkata | 21:39 → 00:03 | 21:02 | no | 21:38 | holds | 8 Sep |
| Singapore | 00:09 → 02:33 | 22:50 | no | 23:33 | holds | 8 Sep |
| Sydney | 02:09 → 04:33 | 22:12 | no | 23:08 | holds | 8 Sep |
| Suva | 04:09 → 06:33 | 22:01 | no | 22:50 | holds | 8 Sep |