Midday of Saturday 5 November
Taken. The only midday Ṣaṣṭhī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Chhath) · 1921
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 447 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 5 November
Taken. The only midday Ṣaṣṭhī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 6 November
Ṣaṣṭhī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 02:08 on Sat 5 Nov to 03:52 on Sun 6 Nov.
1921-11-04T22:43:18Z → 1921-11-06T00:27:10Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:19–12:07 on the 5th, 11:19–12:07 on the 6th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 5th and 0 of 48 on the 6th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 26799 s
Ruling
Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī, Tehran, 1921: Saturday 5 November.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Chhath) 1921 falls on Saturday 5 November. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 02:08 on Sat 5 Nov to 03:52 on Sun 6 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 5 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 5 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 5 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Tehran. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/surya-shashthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 6 Nadi sasthi, Skanda sasthi (Madras), Surya sasthi, Chhat (Bihar).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Ṣaṣṭhī | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Madhyāhna 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:43 → 16:27 | 11:12 | 0 min | 11:13 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Chicago | 16:43 → 18:27 | 11:10 | 0 min | 11:10 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Jersey City | 17:43 → 19:27 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 18:43 → 20:27 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| London | 22:43 → 00:27 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Durban | 00:43 → 02:27 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Dubai | 02:43 → 04:27 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Delhi | 04:13 → 05:57 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Kolkata | 04:13 → 05:57 | 10:56 | 0 min | 10:56 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Singapore | 05:43 → 07:27 | 11:24 | 0 min | 11:24 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Sydney | 08:43 → 10:27 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:15 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Suva | 10:43 → 12:27 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 5 Nov |