Rathayātrā

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Dvitīyā runs from 01:53 on Sat 19 Jun to 04:10 on Sun 20 Jun.

   2004-06-18T22:53:08Z → 2004-06-20T01:10:11Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:11–11:59 on the 19th, 11:11–11:59 on the 20th.

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

   Dvitīyā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 19th and 0 of 48 on the 20th.

   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 25278 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Rathayātrā, Doha, 2004: Saturday 19 June.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Rathayātrā 2004 falls on Saturday 19 June. Dvitīyā runs from 01:53 on Sat 19 Jun to 04:10 on Sun 20 Jun 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.