Moonrise of Wednesday 21 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:27 moonrise
20:1520:3921:0321:2721:5122:1522:39
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1921
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 536 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 21 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 22 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 07:42 on Thu 22 Sep to 07:09 on Fri 23 Sep.
1921-09-22T11:42:15Z → 1921-09-23T11:08:34Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:27 on the 21st and 22:12 on the 22nd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 21st and is on the 22nd.
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 32180 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Queens, 1921: Thursday 22 September.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1921 falls on Thursday 22 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 07:42 on Thu 22 Sep to 07:09 on Fri 23 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 22 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 22 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 22 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Queens. | ||
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 22nd | Covered | Moonrise 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:42 → 03:09 | 21:30 | holds | 22:22 | no | 22 Sep |
| Chicago | 06:42 → 06:09 | 22:07 | holds | 22:57 | no | 22 Sep |
| Jersey City | 07:42 → 07:09 | 22:13 | holds | 23:04 | no | 22 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 07:42 → 07:09 | 22:12 | holds | 23:05 | no | 22 Sep |
| London | 12:42 → 12:09 | 21:38 | holds | 22:25 | no | 22 Sep |
| Durban | 13:42 → 13:09 | 22:45 | holds | 23:42 | no | 22 Sep |
| Dubai | 15:42 → 15:09 | 21:47 | holds | 22:39 | no | 22 Sep |
| Delhi | 17:12 → 16:39 | 21:41 | holds | 22:31 | no | 22 Sep |
| Kolkata | 17:12 → 16:39 | 21:04 | holds | 21:56 | no | 22 Sep |
| Singapore | 18:42 → 18:09 | 21:58 | holds | 22:52 | no | 22 Sep |
| Sydney | 21:42 → 21:09 | 22:32 | holds | 23:30 | no | 22 Sep |
| Suva | 23:42 → 23:09 | 22:14 | no | 23:10 | no | 22 Sep |