Midday of Tuesday 8 July
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:55 12:43 madhyāhna ends
Dvitīyā begins 11:38:56
11:0711:3111:5512:1912:4313:0713:31
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rathayātrā · 1986
Determinatein Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 16 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 8 July
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 9 July
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvitīyā runs from 11:39 on Tue 8 Jul to 13:02 on Wed 9 Jul.
1986-07-08T06:38:57Z → 1986-07-09T08:02:22Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:55–12:43 on the 8th, 11:55–12:43 on the 9th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvitīyā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 8th and 48 of 48 on the 9th.
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 960 s
Ruling
Rathayātrā, Multan, 1986: Wednesday 9 July.
confidence: determinate
In Multan, Rathayātrā 1986 falls on Wednesday 9 July. Dvitīyā runs from 11:39 on Tue 8 Jul to 13:02 on Wed 9 Jul and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 9 Jul |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 9 Jul |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 9 Jul |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Multan. | ||
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 8th | Covered | Madhyāhna 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:39 → 01:02 | 12:34 | 48 min | 12:34 | 0 min | 8 Jul |
| Chicago | 01:39 → 03:02 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 8 Jul |
| Jersey City | 02:39 → 04:02 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:37 | 0 min | 8 Jul |
| Port of Spain | 02:39 → 04:02 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 8 Jul |
| London | 07:39 → 09:02 | 12:41 | 48 min | 12:41 | 0 min | 8 Jul |
| Durban | 08:39 → 10:02 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 8 Jul |
| Dubai | 10:39 → 12:02 | 12:00 | 48 min | 12:00 | 3 min | 9 Jul |
| Delhi | 12:09 → 13:32 | 12:02 | 41 min | 12:02 | 48 min | 9 Jul |
| Kolkata | 12:09 → 13:32 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 9 Jul |
| Singapore | 14:39 → 16:02 | 12:46 | 0 min | 12:46 | 48 min | 9 Jul |
| Sydney | 16:39 → 18:02 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 9 Jul |
| Suva | 18:39 → 20:02 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 9 Jul |