Midday of Saturday 21 June
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:18 12:06 madhyāhna ends
10:3010:5411:1811:4212:0612:3012:54
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rathayātrā · 2031
Boundaryin Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 3 min 25 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 21 June
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 22 June
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
3 of 48 minutes covered, the first 3
Aṅga
Dvitīyā runs from 08:52 on Sat 21 Jun to 11:21 on Sun 22 Jun.
2031-06-21T00:52:24Z → 2031-06-22T03:21:21Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:18–12:06 on the 21st, 11:18–12:06 on the 22nd.
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 21st and 3 of 48 on the 22nd.
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 205 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rathayātrā, Daqing, 2031: Sunday 22 June.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Daqing, Rathayātrā 2031 falls on Sunday 22 June. Dvitīyā runs from 08:52 on Sat 21 Jun to 11:21 on Sun 22 Jun and covers 3 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken. It is 3 min 25 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 22 Jun |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 22 Jun |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 22 Jun |
| 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 21st | Covered | Madhyāhna 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:52 → 20:21 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 21 Jun |
| Chicago | 19:52 → 22:21 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:29 | 0 min | 21 Jun |
| Jersey City | 20:52 → 23:21 | 12:34 | 48 min | 12:34 | 0 min | 21 Jun |
| Port of Spain | 20:52 → 23:21 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 21 Jun |
| London | 01:52 → 04:21 | 12:38 | 48 min | 12:39 | 0 min | 21 Jun |
| Durban | 02:52 → 05:21 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 21 Jun |
| Dubai | 04:52 → 07:21 | 11:57 | 48 min | 11:57 | 0 min | 21 Jun |
| Delhi | 06:22 → 08:51 | 11:59 | 48 min | 11:59 | 0 min | 21 Jun |
| Kolkata | 06:22 → 08:51 | 11:14 | 48 min | 11:15 | 0 min | 21 Jun |
| Singapore | 08:52 → 11:21 | 12:42 | 48 min | 12:43 | 0 min | 21 Jun |
| Sydney | 10:52 → 13:21 | 11:33 | 48 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 22 Jun |
| Suva | 12:52 → 15:21 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 22 Jun |