Moonrise of Tuesday 21 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
22:44 moonrise
21:3221:5622:2022:4423:0823:3223:56
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2027
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 571 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 21 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 22 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 13:13 on Tue 21 Sep to 12:23 on Wed 22 Sep.
2027-09-21T01:13:15Z → 2027-09-22T00:22:34Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 22:44 on the 21st and 23:45 on the 22nd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 21st and is not 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 34260 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Suva, 2027: Tuesday 21 September.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2027 falls on Tuesday 21 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 13:13 on Tue 21 Sep to 12:23 on Wed 22 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 21 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 21 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 21 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 21st | Covered | Moonrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:13 → 17:23 | 22:19 | no | 23:18 | no | 20 Sep |
| Chicago | 20:13 → 19:23 | 21:44 | no | 22:42 | no | 20 Sep |
| Jersey City | 21:13 → 20:23 | 21:52 | no | 22:50 | no | 20 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 21:13 → 20:23 | 22:23 | no | 23:22 | no | 20 Sep |
| London | 02:13 → 01:23 | 20:53 | holds | 21:45 | no | 21 Sep |
| Durban | 03:13 → 02:23 | 23:29 | holds | 00:30 | no | 21 Sep |
| Dubai | 05:13 → 04:23 | 21:44 | holds | 22:41 | no | 21 Sep |
| Delhi | 06:43 → 05:53 | 21:34 | holds | 22:30 | no | 21 Sep |
| Kolkata | 06:43 → 05:53 | 21:03 | holds | 21:59 | no | 21 Sep |
| Singapore | 09:13 → 08:23 | 23:14 | holds | 00:13 | no | 21 Sep |
| Sydney | 11:13 → 10:23 | 23:19 | holds | 00:22 | no | 21 Sep |
| Suva | 13:13 → 12:23 | 22:44 | holds | 23:45 | no | 21 Sep |