Moonrise of Saturday 29 August
Taken. The only moonrise Dvitīyā holds at.
19:30 moonrise
18:1818:4219:0619:3019:5420:1820:42
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Aśūnya Śayana Vrata · 2026
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 573 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 29 August
Taken. The only moonrise Dvitīyā holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 30 August
Dvitīyā does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Dvitīyā runs from 09:57 on Sat 29 Aug to 09:38 on Sun 30 Aug.
2026-08-29T04:27:24Z → 2026-08-30T04:07:35Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:30 on the 29th and 20:03 on the 30th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Dvitīyā must be current at moonrise. It is on the 29th and is not on the 30th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one moonrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 34372 s
Ruling
Aśūnya Śayana Vrata, Ujjain, 2026: Saturday 29 August.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Aśūnya Śayana Vrata 2026 falls on Saturday 29 August. Dvitīyā runs from 09:57 on Sat 29 Aug to 09:38 on Sun 30 Aug and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 29 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 29 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 29 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ujjain. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/ashunya-shayana-vrata · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 2 Asunyasayana vrata (Dvitiya current at moonrise; if occurs on two successive days, it is to be observed on the second day).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Dvitīyā | Moonrise 29th | Covered | Moonrise 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:27 → 21:08 | 20:12 | holds | 20:39 | no | 29 Aug |
| Chicago | 23:27 → 23:08 | 20:05 | holds | 20:27 | no | 29 Aug |
| Jersey City | 00:27 → 00:08 | 20:11 | holds | 20:33 | no | 29 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 00:27 → 00:08 | 19:23 | holds | 20:03 | no | 29 Aug |
| London | 05:27 → 05:08 | 20:10 | holds | 20:22 | no | 29 Aug |
| Durban | 06:27 → 06:08 | 19:03 | holds | 20:03 | no | 29 Aug |
| Dubai | 08:27 → 08:08 | 19:24 | holds | 19:56 | no | 29 Aug |
| Delhi | 09:57 → 09:38 | 19:25 | holds | 19:55 | no | 29 Aug |
| Kolkata | 09:57 → 09:38 | 18:39 | holds | 19:12 | no | 29 Aug |
| Singapore | 12:27 → 12:08 | 20:03 | holds | 20:47 | no | 29 Aug |
| Sydney | 14:27 → 14:08 | 18:42 | holds | 19:44 | no | 29 Aug |
| Suva | 16:27 → 16:08 | 18:52 | holds | 19:45 | no | 29 Aug |