Midday of Tuesday 9 July
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:57 13:45 madhyāhna ends
Dvitīyā begins 12:28:51
12:0912:3312:5713:2113:4514:0914:33
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rathayātrā · 2013
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 28 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 9 July
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 10 July
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvitīyā runs from 12:29 on Tue 9 Jul to 14:29 on Wed 10 Jul.
2013-07-09T09:28:52Z → 2013-07-10T11:29:00Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:57–13:45 on the 9th, 12:57–13:45 on the 10th.
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 9th and 48 of 48 on the 10th.
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 1665 s
Ruling
Rathayātrā, Bucharest, 2013: Wednesday 10 July.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Rathayātrā 2013 falls on Wednesday 10 July. Dvitīyā runs from 12:29 on Tue 9 Jul to 14:29 on Wed 10 Jul and covers all 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 | Wed 10 Jul |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 10 Jul |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 10 Jul |
| 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 9th | Covered | Madhyāhna 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:29 → 04:29 | 12:34 | 48 min | 12:34 | 0 min | 9 Jul |
| Chicago | 04:29 → 06:29 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 9 Jul |
| Jersey City | 05:29 → 07:29 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:38 | 0 min | 9 Jul |
| Port of Spain | 05:29 → 07:29 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 9 Jul |
| London | 10:29 → 12:29 | 12:41 | 48 min | 12:42 | 0 min | 9 Jul |
| Durban | 11:29 → 13:29 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 10 Jul |
| Dubai | 13:29 → 15:29 | 12:00 | 0 min | 12:00 | 48 min | 10 Jul |
| Delhi | 14:59 → 16:59 | 12:02 | 0 min | 12:02 | 48 min | 10 Jul |
| Kolkata | 14:59 → 16:59 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 10 Jul |
| Singapore | 17:29 → 19:29 | 12:46 | 0 min | 12:46 | 48 min | 10 Jul |
| Sydney | 19:29 → 21:29 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 10 Jul |
| Suva | 21:29 → 23:29 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 10 Jul |