Rathayātrā

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Dvitīyā runs from 15:44 on Mon 28 Jun to 15:09 on Tue 29 Jun.

   1976-06-28T14:43:38Z → 1976-06-29T14:08:45Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:46–12:34 on the 28th, 11:46–12:34 on the 29th.

   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 28th and 48 of 48 on the 29th.

   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.

   priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 9256 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Rathayātrā, Luanda, 1976: Tuesday 29 June.

   confidence: determinate

In Luanda, Rathayātrā 1976 falls on Tuesday 29 June. Dvitīyā runs from 15:44 on Mon 28 Jun to 15:09 on Tue 29 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.