Midday of Friday 17 June
Dvitīyā is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:52 12:40 madhyāhna ends
11:0411:2811:5212:1612:4013:0413:28
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rathayātrā · 1977
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 588 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 17 June
Dvitīyā is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 18 June
Taken. The only midday Dvitīyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvitīyā runs from 22:29 on Fri 17 Jun to 00:17 on Sun 19 Jun.
1977-06-17T20:28:38Z → 1977-06-18T22:17:03Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:52–12:40 on the 17th, 11:53–12:41 on the 18th.
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 17th and 48 of 48 on the 18th.
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 35294 s
Ruling
Rathayātrā, Bucharest, 1977: Saturday 18 June.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Rathayātrā 1977 falls on Saturday 18 June. Dvitīyā runs from 22:29 on Fri 17 Jun to 00:17 on Sun 19 Jun and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 18 Jun |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 18 Jun |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 18 Jun |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
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 17th | Covered | Madhyāhna 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:29 → 15:17 | 12:30 | 0 min | 12:30 | 48 min | 18 Jun |
| Chicago | 15:29 → 17:17 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:28 | 48 min | 18 Jun |
| Jersey City | 16:29 → 18:17 | 12:33 | 0 min | 12:33 | 48 min | 18 Jun |
| Port of Spain | 16:29 → 18:17 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 18 Jun |
| London | 21:29 → 23:17 | 12:37 | 0 min | 12:38 | 48 min | 18 Jun |
| Durban | 22:29 → 00:17 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 18 Jun |
| Dubai | 00:29 → 02:17 | 11:56 | 0 min | 11:56 | 48 min | 18 Jun |
| Delhi | 01:59 → 03:47 | 11:58 | 0 min | 11:58 | 48 min | 18 Jun |
| Kolkata | 01:59 → 03:47 | 11:13 | 0 min | 11:14 | 48 min | 18 Jun |
| Singapore | 03:59 → 05:47 | 12:11 | 0 min | 12:12 | 48 min | 18 Jun |
| Sydney | 06:29 → 08:17 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 18 Jun |
| Suva | 08:29 → 10:17 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 18 Jun |