Moonrise of Monday 20 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
21:04 moonrise
19:5220:1620:4021:0421:2821:5222:16
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2027
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 479 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 20 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 21 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 06:43 on Tue 21 Sep to 05:53 on Wed 22 Sep.
2027-09-21T01:13:15Z → 2027-09-22T00:22:34Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:04 on the 20th and 21:54 on the 21st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 20th and is on the 21st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one moonrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 28713 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Ujjain, 2027: Tuesday 21 September.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2027 falls on Tuesday 21 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 06:43 on Tue 21 Sep to 05:53 on Wed 22 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 21 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 21 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 21 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ujjain. | ||
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 21st | Covered | Moonrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:13 → 17:23 | 22:19 | no | 23:18 | no | 20 Sep |
| Chicago | 20:13 → 19:23 | 21:44 | no | 22:42 | no | 20 Sep |
| Jersey City | 21:13 → 20:23 | 21:52 | no | 22:50 | no | 20 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 21:13 → 20:23 | 22:23 | no | 23:22 | no | 20 Sep |
| London | 02:13 → 01:23 | 20:53 | holds | 21:45 | no | 21 Sep |
| Durban | 03:13 → 02:23 | 23:29 | holds | 00:30 | no | 21 Sep |
| Dubai | 05:13 → 04:23 | 21:44 | holds | 22:41 | no | 21 Sep |
| Delhi | 06:43 → 05:53 | 21:34 | holds | 22:30 | no | 21 Sep |
| Kolkata | 06:43 → 05:53 | 21:03 | holds | 21:59 | no | 21 Sep |
| Singapore | 09:13 → 08:23 | 23:14 | holds | 00:13 | no | 21 Sep |
| Sydney | 11:13 → 10:23 | 23:19 | holds | 00:22 | no | 21 Sep |
| Suva | 13:13 → 12:23 | 22:44 | holds | 23:45 | no | 21 Sep |