Midday of Friday 4 July
Taken. The only midday Dvitīyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rathayātrā · 2008
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 259 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 4 July
Taken. The only midday Dvitīyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 5 July
Dvitīyā is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvitīyā runs from 07:02 on Fri 4 Jul to 04:10 on Sat 5 Jul.
2008-07-03T23:01:44Z → 2008-07-04T20:10:02Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:20–12:08 on the 4th, 11:20–12:08 on the 5th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvitīyā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 4th and 0 of 48 on the 5th.
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 15511 s
Ruling
Rathayātrā, Daqing, 2008: Friday 4 July.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Rathayātrā 2008 falls on Friday 4 July. Dvitīyā runs from 07:02 on Fri 4 Jul to 04:10 on Sat 5 Jul and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 4 Jul |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 4 Jul |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 4 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 3rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:02 → 13:10 | 12:33 | 0 min | 12:33 | 37 min | 4 Jul |
| Chicago | 18:02 → 15:10 | 12:31 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 4 Jul |
| Jersey City | 19:02 → 16:10 | 12:37 | 0 min | 12:37 | 48 min | 4 Jul |
| Port of Spain | 19:02 → 16:10 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 4 Jul |
| London | 00:02 → 21:10 | 12:41 | 0 min | 12:41 | 48 min | 4 Jul |
| Durban | 01:02 → 22:10 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 4 Jul |
| Dubai | 03:02 → 00:10 | 11:59 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 4 Jul |
| Delhi | 04:32 → 01:40 | 12:01 | 0 min | 12:01 | 48 min | 4 Jul |
| Kolkata | 04:32 → 01:40 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 4 Jul |
| Singapore | 07:02 → 04:10 | 12:45 | 0 min | 12:45 | 48 min | 4 Jul |
| Sydney | 09:02 → 06:10 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 4 Jul |
| Suva | 11:02 → 08:10 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 4 Jul |