Midday of Saturday 27 June
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:54 13:42 madhyāhna ends
12:0612:3012:5413:1813:4214:0614:30
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rathayātrā · 1987
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 23 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 27 June
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 28 June
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
23 of 48 minutes covered, the first 23
Aṅga
Dvitīyā runs from 10:53 on Sat 27 Jun to 13:17 on Sun 28 Jun.
1987-06-27T07:52:53Z → 1987-06-28T10:17:09Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:54–13:42 on the 27th, 12:55–13:43 on the 28th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvitīyā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 27th and 23 of 48 on the 28th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 1352 s
Ruling
Rathayātrā, Bucharest, 1987: Sunday 28 June.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Rathayātrā 1987 falls on Sunday 28 June. Dvitīyā runs from 10:53 on Sat 27 Jun to 13:17 on Sun 28 Jun and covers 23 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 28 Jun |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 28 Jun |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 28 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 27th | Covered | Madhyāhna 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:53 → 03:17 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 27 Jun |
| Chicago | 02:53 → 05:17 | 12:30 | 48 min | 12:30 | 0 min | 27 Jun |
| Jersey City | 03:53 → 06:17 | 12:35 | 48 min | 12:35 | 0 min | 27 Jun |
| Port of Spain | 03:53 → 06:17 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 27 Jun |
| London | 08:53 → 11:17 | 12:39 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 27 Jun |
| Durban | 09:53 → 12:17 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:35 | 42 min | 28 Jun |
| Dubai | 11:53 → 14:17 | 11:58 | 48 min | 11:58 | 48 min | 28 Jun |
| Delhi | 13:23 → 15:47 | 12:00 | 0 min | 12:00 | 48 min | 28 Jun |
| Kolkata | 13:23 → 15:47 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 28 Jun |
| Singapore | 15:53 → 18:17 | 12:43 | 0 min | 12:44 | 48 min | 28 Jun |
| Sydney | 17:53 → 20:17 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 28 Jun |
| Suva | 19:53 → 22:17 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 28 Jun |