Moonrise of Wednesday 3 June
Taken. Both moonrises qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
21:53 moonrise
Caturthī begins 21:21:44
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Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī (Sankatahara Chaturthi) · 2026
Boundaryin Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both moonrises qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 3 June
Taken. Both moonrises qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 4 June
Caturthī holds at moonrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 21:22 on Wed 3 Jun to 23:31 on Thu 4 Jun.
2026-06-03T15:51:45Z → 2026-06-04T18:00:57Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:53 on the 3rd and 22:35 on the 4th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī 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. 108
Tie-break
Both moonrises qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 1894 s
Ruling
Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī, Ujjain, 2026: Wednesday 3 June.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Ujjain, Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī (Sankatahara Chaturthi) 2026 falls on Wednesday 3 June. Caturthī runs from 21:22 on Wed 3 Jun to 23:31 on Thu 4 Jun and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 3 Jun |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 3 Jun |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 3 Jun |
| 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 3rd | Covered | Moonrise 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:52 → 11:01 | 23:09 | holds | 23:44 | no | 3 Jun |
| Chicago | 10:52 → 13:01 | 23:29 | holds | 23:59 | no | 3 Jun |
| Jersey City | 11:52 → 14:01 | 23:29 | holds | 00:00 | no | 3 Jun |
| Port of Spain | 11:52 → 14:01 | 21:23 | holds | 22:07 | no | 3 Jun |
| London | 16:52 → 19:01 | 00:16 | holds | 00:39 | no | 3 Jun |
| Durban | 17:52 → 20:01 | 19:35 | holds | 20:32 | no | 3 Jun |
| Dubai | 19:52 → 22:01 | 21:52 | holds | 22:33 | no | 3 Jun |
| Delhi | 21:22 → 23:31 | 22:01 | holds | 22:41 | holds | 3 Jun |
| Kolkata | 21:22 → 23:31 | 21:00 | no | 21:42 | holds | 4 Jun |
| Singapore | 23:52 → 02:01 | 21:41 | no | 22:29 | holds | 4 Jun |
| Sydney | 01:52 → 04:01 | 19:03 | no | 20:02 | holds | 4 Jun |
| Suva | 03:52 → 06:01 | 19:51 | no | 20:45 | holds | 4 Jun |