Moonrise of Monday 5 January
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
20:07 moonrise
18:5519:1919:4320:0720:3120:5521:19
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī (Sankatahara Chaturthi) · 2026
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 584 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 5 January
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 6 January
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 08:02 on Tue 6 Jan to 06:53 on Wed 7 Jan.
2026-01-06T02:32:09Z → 2026-01-07T01:23:03Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:07 on the 5th and 21:09 on the 6th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 5th and is on the 6th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 108
Tie-break
Only one moonrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 35050 s
Ruling
Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī, Ujjain, 2026: Tuesday 6 January.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī (Sankatahara Chaturthi) 2026 falls on Tuesday 6 January. Caturthī runs from 08:02 on Tue 6 Jan to 06:53 on Wed 7 Jan and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 6 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 6 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 6 Jan |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ujjain. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/sankashta-chaturthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“The sukla caturthi in each month is called Ganesa caturthi or Vinayaka caturthi. It is observed at madhyahna. The chief among them are caturthis of Bhadrapada and Magha. Similarly the krsna caturthi in each month is called Sankasta caturthi, to be observed on the day when the tithi is current at moonrise. It is called Angaraka caturthi if it falls on Tuesday.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 108. It is called Aṅgāraka Caturthī when it falls on a Tuesday; the weekday is not tested.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturthī | Moonrise 6th | Covered | Moonrise 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:32 → 17:23 | 20:57 | no | 21:59 | no | 5 Jan |
| Chicago | 20:32 → 19:23 | 20:40 | no | 21:48 | no | 5 Jan |
| Jersey City | 21:32 → 20:23 | 20:45 | no | 21:52 | no | 5 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 22:32 → 21:23 | 21:21 | holds | 22:10 | no | 6 Jan |
| London | 02:32 → 01:23 | 20:15 | holds | 21:35 | no | 6 Jan |
| Durban | 04:32 → 03:23 | 21:35 | holds | 22:05 | no | 6 Jan |
| Dubai | 06:32 → 05:23 | 21:02 | holds | 22:00 | no | 6 Jan |
| Delhi | 08:02 → 06:53 | 20:57 | holds | 21:57 | no | 6 Jan |
| Kolkata | 08:02 → 06:53 | 20:17 | holds | 21:14 | no | 6 Jan |
| Singapore | 10:32 → 09:23 | 22:04 | holds | 22:51 | no | 6 Jan |
| Sydney | 13:32 → 12:23 | 22:29 | holds | 22:58 | no | 6 Jan |
| Suva | 14:32 → 13:23 | 21:17 | holds | 21:55 | no | 6 Jan |