Midday of Tuesday 8 July
Dvitīyā is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:59 13:47 madhyāhna ends
12:1112:3512:5913:2313:4714:1114:35
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rathayātrā · 1986
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 112 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 8 July
Dvitīyā is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 9 July
Taken. The only midday Dvitīyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvitīyā runs from 15:39 on Tue 8 Jul to 17:02 on Wed 9 Jul.
1986-07-08T06:38:57Z → 1986-07-09T08:02:22Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:59–13:47 on the 8th, 12:59–13:47 on the 9th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvitīyā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 8th and 48 of 48 on the 9th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 6720 s
Ruling
Rathayātrā, Baoding, 1986: Wednesday 9 July.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Rathayātrā 1986 falls on Wednesday 9 July. Dvitīyā runs from 15:39 on Tue 8 Jul to 17:02 on Wed 9 Jul and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 9 Jul |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 9 Jul |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 9 Jul |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/rathayatra · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 2 Rathayatra (paraviddha, special when combined with naksatra 'Pusya')” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102. The row calls the day special with Puṣya nakṣatra; the nakṣatra is not tested.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Dvitīyā | Madhyāhna 8th | Covered | Madhyāhna 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:39 → 01:02 | 12:34 | 48 min | 12:34 | 0 min | 8 Jul |
| Chicago | 01:39 → 03:02 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 8 Jul |
| Jersey City | 02:39 → 04:02 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:37 | 0 min | 8 Jul |
| Port of Spain | 02:39 → 04:02 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 8 Jul |
| London | 07:39 → 09:02 | 12:41 | 48 min | 12:41 | 0 min | 8 Jul |
| Durban | 08:39 → 10:02 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 8 Jul |
| Dubai | 10:39 → 12:02 | 12:00 | 48 min | 12:00 | 3 min | 9 Jul |
| Delhi | 12:09 → 13:32 | 12:02 | 41 min | 12:02 | 48 min | 9 Jul |
| Kolkata | 12:09 → 13:32 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 9 Jul |
| Singapore | 14:39 → 16:02 | 12:46 | 0 min | 12:46 | 48 min | 9 Jul |
| Sydney | 16:39 → 18:02 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 9 Jul |
| Suva | 18:39 → 20:02 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 9 Jul |