Midday of Saturday 5 July
Qualifies with 22 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:09 12:57 madhyāhna ends
Dvitīyā begins 12:35:03
11:2111:4512:0912:3312:5713:2113:45
22 of 48 minutes covered, the last 22
Ruling · Rathayātrā · 1997
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 22 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 5 July
Qualifies with 22 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
22 of 48 minutes covered, the last 22
Midday of Sunday 6 July
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvitīyā runs from 12:35 on Sat 5 Jul to 14:01 on Sun 6 Jul.
1997-07-05T19:35:04Z → 1997-07-06T21:01:06Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:09–12:57 on the 5th, 12:09–12:57 on the 6th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvitīyā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 22 of 48 minutes on the 5th and 48 of 48 on the 6th.
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 1305 s
Ruling
Rathayātrā, Phoenix, 1997: Sunday 6 July.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Rathayātrā 1997 falls on Sunday 6 July. Dvitīyā runs from 12:35 on Sat 5 Jul to 14:01 on Sun 6 Jul and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 22 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 6 Jul |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 6 Jul |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 6 Jul |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Phoenix. | ||
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 5th | Covered | Madhyāhna 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:35 → 14:01 | 12:33 | 46 min | 12:34 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Chicago | 14:35 → 16:01 | 12:31 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Jersey City | 15:35 → 17:01 | 12:37 | 0 min | 12:37 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Port of Spain | 15:35 → 17:01 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| London | 20:35 → 22:01 | 12:41 | 0 min | 12:41 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Durban | 21:35 → 23:01 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Dubai | 23:35 → 01:01 | 11:59 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Delhi | 01:05 → 02:31 | 12:02 | 0 min | 12:02 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Kolkata | 01:05 → 02:31 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Singapore | 03:35 → 05:01 | 12:45 | 0 min | 12:45 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Sydney | 05:35 → 07:01 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 6 Jul |
| Suva | 07:35 → 09:01 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 6 Jul |