Moonrise of Saturday 9 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Candra Ṣaṣṭhī · 2028
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 293 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 9 September
Taken. The only moonrise Ṣaṣṭhī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 10 September
Ṣaṣṭhī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 16:14 on Sat 9 Sep to 17:30 on Sun 10 Sep.
2028-09-09T10:43:53Z → 2028-09-10T11:59:35Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 21:37 on the 9th and 22:23 on the 10th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 9th and is not on the 10th.
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 17599 s
Ruling
Candra Ṣaṣṭhī, Ujjain, 2028: Saturday 9 September.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Candra Ṣaṣṭhī 2028 falls on Saturday 9 September. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 16:14 on Sat 9 Sep to 17:30 on Sun 10 Sep and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 9 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 9 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 9 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 9th | Covered | Moonrise 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:44 → 05:00 | 22:01 | holds | 22:48 | no | 9 Sep |
| Chicago | 05:44 → 07:00 | 21:32 | holds | 22:15 | no | 9 Sep |
| Jersey City | 06:44 → 08:00 | 21:40 | holds | 22:23 | no | 9 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 06:44 → 08:00 | 21:57 | holds | 22:48 | no | 9 Sep |
| London | 11:44 → 13:00 | 20:54 | holds | 21:29 | no | 9 Sep |
| Durban | 12:44 → 14:00 | 22:51 | holds | 23:49 | no | 9 Sep |
| Dubai | 14:44 → 16:00 | 21:28 | holds | 22:13 | no | 9 Sep |
| Delhi | 16:14 → 17:30 | 21:20 | holds | 22:04 | no | 9 Sep |
| Kolkata | 16:14 → 17:30 | 20:46 | holds | 21:32 | no | 9 Sep |
| Singapore | 18:44 → 20:00 | 22:50 | holds | 23:40 | no | 9 Sep |
| Sydney | 20:44 → 22:00 | 22:41 | holds | 23:40 | no | 9 Sep |
| Suva | 22:44 → 00:00 | 22:14 | no | 23:09 | holds | 10 Sep |