Moonrise of Thursday 22 September
Taken. Ṣaṣṭhī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
22:14 moonrise
21:0221:2621:5022:1422:3823:0223:26
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 1921
Boundaryin Suva, 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 Thursday 22 September
Taken. Ṣaṣṭhī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 23 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 23:42 on Thu 22 Sep to 23:09 on Fri 23 Sep.
1921-09-22T11:42:15Z → 1921-09-23T11:08:34Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:14 on the 22nd and 23:10 on the 23rd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 22nd and is not on the 23rd.
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 60 s < 300 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Suva, 1921: Thursday 22 September.
confidence: boundary (margin, absent-unstated)
In Suva, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 1921 falls on Thursday 22 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 23:42 on Thu 22 Sep to 23:09 on Fri 23 Sep, and is current at moonrise on neither day. It is 1 min 00 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| 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 Suva. | ||
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 |