Midday of Tuesday 5 July
Dvitīyā is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:14 12:02 madhyāhna ends
Dvitīyā begins 12:05:57
10:2610:5011:1411:3812:0212:2612:50
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · 2016 · Doha
Wednesday 6 July2016 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Boundarymargin 4 min
In Doha, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Dvitīyā reaches madhyāhna on neither day; the source says what then (p. 101): the second day. A threshold is only 3 min 30 s away.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Dvitīyā is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Taken. Dvitīyā reaches neither midday; the rule takes the second day.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Dvitīyā runs from 12:06 on Tue 5 Jul to 10:46 on Wed 6 Jul.
2016-07-05T09:05:57Z → 2016-07-06T07:46:04ZMadhyāhna 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′Dvitīyā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 5th and 0 of 48 on the 6th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102Neither midday qualifies. The source says what then (p. 101): the second day.
no day qualifies → second-day, stated: Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 101 · margin 210 s < 300 sRathayātrā, Doha, 2016: Wednesday 6 July.
confidence: boundary (margin)In Doha, Rathayātrā 2016 falls on Wednesday 6 July. Dvitīyā runs from 12:06 on Tue 5 Jul to 10:46 on Wed 6 Jul, and reaches madhyāhna on neither day. For that case the source takes the second day (Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 101). It is 3 min 30 s from a threshold. The rule does not settle this date cleanly.
never edited to agree
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 6 Jul |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 6 Jul |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 6 Jul |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Doha. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
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.
Here noon or madhyahna relates to the period of time from 24 minutes (one ghatika) before mid-day upto the same time after it. This is the most appropriate time. If this time is not covered by the tithi on any day, the festival is to be observed on the succeeding day of the tithi.Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 101.The row calls the day special with Puṣya nakṣatra; the nakṣatra is not tested.
twelve places, west to east · local clocks
| Place | Dvitīyā | Madhyāhna 5th | Covered | Madhyāhna 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:06 → 00:46 | 12:34 | 48 min | 12:34 | 0 min | 5 Jul |
| Chicago | 04:06 → 02:46 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 5 Jul |
| Jersey City | 05:06 → 03:46 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:37 | 0 min | 5 Jul |
| Port of Spain | 05:06 → 03:46 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 5 Jul |
| London | 10:06 → 08:46 | 12:41 | 48 min | 12:41 | 0 min | 5 Jul |
| Durban | 11:06 → 09:46 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 5 Jul |
| Dubai | 13:06 → 11:46 | 11:59 | 0 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 6 Jul |
| Delhi | 14:36 → 13:16 | 12:02 | 0 min | 12:02 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Kolkata | 14:36 → 13:16 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Singapore | 17:06 → 15:46 | 12:45 | 0 min | 12:45 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Sydney | 19:06 → 17:46 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Suva | 21:06 → 19:46 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 6 Jul |