Midday of Sunday 11 July
Qualifies with 32 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:02 12:50 madhyāhna ends
Dvitīyā begins 12:17:39
11:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:1413:38
32 of 48 minutes covered, the last 32
Ruling · Rathayātrā · 2021
Boundaryin Melbourne, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 0 min 04 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 11 July
Qualifies with 32 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
32 of 48 minutes covered, the last 32
Midday of Monday 12 July
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvitīyā runs from 12:18 on Sun 11 Jul to 12:50 on Mon 12 Jul.
2021-07-11T02:17:39Z → 2021-07-12T02:49:58Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:02–12:50 on the 11th, 12:02–12:50 on the 12th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvitīyā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 32 of 48 minutes on the 11th and 48 of 48 on the 12th.
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 4 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rathayātrā, Melbourne, 2021: Monday 12 July.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Melbourne, Rathayātrā 2021 falls on Monday 12 July. Dvitīyā runs from 12:18 on Sun 11 Jul to 12:50 on Mon 12 Jul and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 32 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken. It is 0 min 04 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 12 Jul |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 12 Jul |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 12 Jul |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Melbourne. | ||
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 11th | Covered | Madhyāhna 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:18 → 19:50 | 12:34 | 48 min | 12:35 | 0 min | 11 Jul |
| Chicago | 21:18 → 21:50 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 11 Jul |
| Jersey City | 22:18 → 22:50 | 12:38 | 48 min | 12:38 | 0 min | 11 Jul |
| Port of Spain | 22:18 → 22:50 | 11:48 | 48 min | 11:48 | 0 min | 11 Jul |
| London | 03:18 → 03:50 | 12:42 | 48 min | 12:42 | 0 min | 11 Jul |
| Durban | 04:18 → 04:50 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 11 Jul |
| Dubai | 06:18 → 06:50 | 12:00 | 48 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 11 Jul |
| Delhi | 07:48 → 08:20 | 12:03 | 48 min | 12:03 | 0 min | 11 Jul |
| Kolkata | 07:48 → 08:20 | 11:18 | 48 min | 11:18 | 0 min | 11 Jul |
| Singapore | 10:18 → 10:50 | 12:46 | 48 min | 12:46 | 0 min | 11 Jul |
| Sydney | 12:18 → 12:50 | 11:37 | 7 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 12 Jul |
| Suva | 14:18 → 14:50 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 12 Jul |