Moonrise of Friday 4 October
Taken. Both moonrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
21:17 moonrise
Ṣaṣṭhī begins 20:22:53
20:0520:2920:5321:1721:4122:0522:29
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1985
Determinatein Puning, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 37 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 4 October
Taken. Both moonrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 5 October
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at moonrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:23 on Fri 4 Oct to 22:40 on Sat 5 Oct.
1985-10-04T12:22:54Z → 1985-10-05T14:39:44Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:17 on the 4th and 22:03 on the 5th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 4th and is on the 5th.
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 2211 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Puning, 1985: Friday 4 October.
confidence: determinate
In Puning, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1985 falls on Friday 4 October. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 20:23 on Fri 4 Oct to 22:40 on Sat 5 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 4 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 4 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 4 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Puning. | ||
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 4th | Covered | Moonrise 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:23 → 07:40 | 21:54 | holds | 22:42 | no | 4 Oct |
| Chicago | 07:23 → 09:40 | 21:21 | holds | 22:06 | no | 4 Oct |
| Jersey City | 08:23 → 10:40 | 21:30 | holds | 22:14 | no | 4 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 08:23 → 10:40 | 21:58 | holds | 22:48 | no | 4 Oct |
| London | 13:23 → 15:40 | 20:34 | holds | 21:11 | no | 4 Oct |
| Durban | 14:23 → 16:40 | 23:04 | holds | 00:00 | no | 4 Oct |
| Dubai | 16:23 → 18:40 | 21:24 | holds | 22:10 | no | 4 Oct |
| Delhi | 17:53 → 20:10 | 21:14 | holds | 22:00 | no | 4 Oct |
| Kolkata | 17:53 → 20:10 | 20:43 | holds | 21:30 | no | 4 Oct |
| Singapore | 20:23 → 22:40 | 22:53 | holds | 23:44 | no | 4 Oct |
| Sydney | 22:23 → 00:40 | 22:56 | holds | 23:53 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Suva | 00:23 → 02:40 | 22:23 | no | 23:17 | holds | 5 Oct |