Ruling · Rathayātrā · 2057

Wednesday 4 July

Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 8 min 22 s.

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38°52′ N 115°28′ E · Asia/Shanghai · GeoNames 1816971

The two middays

One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.

Midday of Tuesday 3 July

Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.

madhyāhna begins 11:59  12:47 madhyāhna ends
11:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:1113:35

48 of 48 minutes covered

Midday of Wednesday 4 July

Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.

madhyāhna begins 11:59  12:47 madhyāhna ends
Dvitīyā ends 12:07:03
11:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:1113:35

8 of 48 minutes covered, the first 8

Dvitīyā presentMadhyāhna, the window the rule readsThe instant the tithi begins or ends

How it was decided

  1. 01

    Aṅga

    Dvitīyā runs from 10:06 on Tue 3 Jul to 12:07 on Wed 4 Jul.

    2057-07-03T02:06:21Z → 2057-07-04T04:07:04Z

  2. 02

    Kāla

    Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:59–12:47 on the 3rd, 11:59–12:47 on the 4th.

    madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

  3. 03

    Rule

    Dvitīyā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 3rd and 8 of 48 on the 4th.

    Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102

  4. 04

    Tie-break

    Both middays qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.

    priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 502 s

  5. 05

    Ruling

    Rathayātrā, Baoding, 2057: Wednesday 4 July.

    confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Baoding, Rathayātrā 2057 falls on Wednesday 4 July. Dvitīyā runs from 10:06 on Tue 3 Jul to 12:07 on Wed 4 Jul and covers 8 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.

ahargana.org/baoding/festivals/2057/rathayatra · pac-rp@2026.1

Who says what

AuthorityKindDate
Ahargaṇa, pac-rpThis rulingWed 4 Jul
Ahargaṇa, classicalDisc centre, no refractionWed 4 Jul
compat-drikpanchangComparison profileWed 4 Jul
No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

The rule, as data

/rules/rathayatra · ruleset 2026.3-draft

Month
Āṣāḍha, amānta
Pakṣa · aṅga
Śukla · Dvitīyā
Kāla
Madhyāhna
Priority
Paraviddhā
Tie-break
Second day
Reference
CRC 1955, p. 102

“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.

The same rule, elsewhere

Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.

PlaceDvitīyāMadhyāhna 3rdCoveredMadhyāhna 4thCoveredRuled
Los Angeles19:06 → 21:0712:3348 min12:340 min3 Jul
Chicago21:06 → 23:0712:3148 min12:310 min3 Jul
Jersey City22:06 → 00:0712:3748 min12:370 min3 Jul
Port of Spain22:06 → 00:0711:4748 min11:470 min3 Jul
London03:06 → 05:0712:4148 min12:410 min3 Jul
Durban04:06 → 06:0711:3648 min11:370 min3 Jul
Dubai06:06 → 08:0711:5948 min11:590 min3 Jul
Delhi07:36 → 09:3712:0248 min12:020 min3 Jul
Kolkata07:36 → 09:3711:1748 min11:170 min3 Jul
Singapore10:06 → 12:0712:4548 min12:450 min3 Jul
Sydney12:06 → 14:0711:3617 min11:3648 min4 Jul
Suva14:06 → 16:0711:470 min11:4748 min4 Jul
Profile · tradition
pac-rp@2026.1 · smarta
Rule
rathayatra@2026.3-draft
Engine · kernel
0.1.0 · de440 7eef…ea74
Boundary margin
300 s

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