Moonrise of Sunday 3 October
Taken. Both moonrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
20:32 moonrise
Ṣaṣṭhī begins 19:46:36
19:2019:4420:0820:3220:5621:2021:44
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2004
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 46 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Sunday 3 October
Taken. Both moonrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 4 October
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at moonrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 19:47 on Sun 3 Oct to 22:01 on Mon 4 Oct.
2004-10-03T16:16:36Z → 2004-10-04T18:30:48Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:32 on the 3rd and 21:15 on the 4th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 3rd and is on the 4th.
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 2743 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Tehran, 2004: Sunday 3 October.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2004 falls on Sunday 3 October. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 19:47 on Sun 3 Oct to 22:01 on Mon 4 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 3 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 3 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 3 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Tehran. | ||
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 3rd | Covered | Moonrise 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:17 → 11:31 | 21:46 | holds | 22:32 | no | 3 Oct |
| Chicago | 11:17 → 13:31 | 21:12 | holds | 21:55 | no | 3 Oct |
| Jersey City | 12:17 → 14:31 | 21:21 | holds | 22:04 | no | 3 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:17 → 14:31 | 21:50 | holds | 22:39 | no | 3 Oct |
| London | 17:17 → 19:31 | 20:26 | holds | 21:01 | no | 3 Oct |
| Durban | 18:17 → 20:31 | 22:56 | holds | 23:52 | no | 3 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:17 → 22:31 | 21:15 | holds | 22:01 | holds | 3 Oct |
| Delhi | 21:47 → 00:01 | 21:06 | no | 21:50 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Kolkata | 21:47 → 00:01 | 20:35 | no | 21:21 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Singapore | 00:17 → 02:31 | 22:45 | no | 23:35 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:17 → 04:31 | 22:47 | no | 23:45 | holds | 4 Oct |
| Suva | 04:17 → 06:31 | 22:15 | no | 23:09 | holds | 4 Oct |