Rathayātrā

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Dvitīyā runs from 22:35 on Sat 5 Jul to 00:01 on Mon 7 Jul.

   1997-07-05T19:35:04Z → 1997-07-06T21:01:06Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:14–12:02 on the 5th, 11:15–12:03 on the 6th.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Dvitīyā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 5th and 48 of 48 on the 6th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   one day qualifies → only-day · margin 37963 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Rathayātrā, Doha, 1997: Sunday 6 July.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Rathayātrā 1997 falls on Sunday 6 July. Dvitīyā runs from 22:35 on Sat 5 Jul to 00:01 on Mon 7 Jul and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Āṣāḍha, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Dvitīyā

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Paraviddhā

Tie-break

Second day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 102

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.