Midday of Tuesday 4 July
Qualifies with 6 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:20 13:08 madhyāhna ends
Dvitīyā begins 13:01:44
11:3211:5612:2012:4413:0813:3213:56
6 of 48 minutes covered, the last 6
Ruling · Rathayātrā · 1989
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 6 min 24 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 4 July
Qualifies with 6 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
6 of 48 minutes covered, the last 6
Midday of Wednesday 5 July
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
21 of 48 minutes covered, the first 21
Aṅga
Dvitīyā runs from 13:02 on Tue 4 Jul to 12:41 on Wed 5 Jul.
1989-07-04T04:01:44Z → 1989-07-05T03:41:25Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:20–13:08 on the 4th, 12:20–13:08 on the 5th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvitīyā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 6 of 48 minutes on the 4th and 21 of 48 on the 5th.
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 384 s
Ruling
Rathayātrā, Daqing, 1989: Wednesday 5 July.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Rathayātrā 1989 falls on Wednesday 5 July. Dvitīyā runs from 13:02 on Tue 4 Jul to 12:41 on Wed 5 Jul and covers 21 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 6 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 5 Jul |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 5 Jul |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 5 Jul |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 4th | Covered | Madhyāhna 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:02 → 20:41 | 12:33 | 48 min | 12:33 | 0 min | 4 Jul |
| Chicago | 23:02 → 22:41 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 4 Jul |
| Jersey City | 00:02 → 23:41 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:37 | 0 min | 4 Jul |
| Port of Spain | 00:02 → 23:41 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 4 Jul |
| London | 05:02 → 04:41 | 12:41 | 48 min | 12:41 | 0 min | 4 Jul |
| Durban | 06:02 → 05:41 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 4 Jul |
| Dubai | 08:02 → 07:41 | 11:59 | 48 min | 11:59 | 0 min | 4 Jul |
| Delhi | 09:32 → 09:11 | 12:01 | 48 min | 12:02 | 0 min | 4 Jul |
| Kolkata | 09:32 → 09:11 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 4 Jul |
| Singapore | 12:02 → 11:41 | 12:45 | 48 min | 12:45 | 0 min | 4 Jul |
| Sydney | 14:02 → 13:41 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 5 Jul |
| Suva | 16:02 → 15:41 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 5 Jul |