Midday of Wednesday 20 June
Qualifies with 45 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:33 13:21 madhyāhna ends
Dvitīyā begins 12:36:29
11:4512:0912:3312:5713:2113:4514:09
45 of 48 minutes covered, the last 45
Ruling · Rathayātrā · 2012
Boundaryin Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 3 min 26 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 20 June
Qualifies with 45 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
45 of 48 minutes covered, the last 45
Midday of Thursday 21 June
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvitīyā runs from 12:36 on Wed 20 Jun to 13:44 on Thu 21 Jun.
2012-06-20T16:36:30Z → 2012-06-21T17:44:17Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:33–13:21 on the 20th, 12:33–13:21 on the 21st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvitīyā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 45 of 48 minutes on the 20th and 48 of 48 on the 21st.
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 206 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rathayātrā, Queens, 2012: Thursday 21 June.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Queens, Rathayātrā 2012 falls on Thursday 21 June. Dvitīyā runs from 12:36 on Wed 20 Jun to 13:44 on Thu 21 Jun and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 45 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken. It is 3 min 26 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 21 Jun |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 21 Jun |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 21 Jun |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Queens. | ||
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 20th | Covered | Madhyāhna 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:36 → 10:44 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 20 Jun |
| Chicago | 11:36 → 12:44 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:29 | 16 min | 21 Jun |
| Jersey City | 12:36 → 13:44 | 12:34 | 46 min | 12:34 | 48 min | 21 Jun |
| Port of Spain | 12:36 → 13:44 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 21 Jun |
| London | 17:36 → 18:44 | 12:38 | 0 min | 12:38 | 48 min | 21 Jun |
| Durban | 18:36 → 19:44 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 21 Jun |
| Dubai | 20:36 → 21:44 | 11:56 | 0 min | 11:57 | 48 min | 21 Jun |
| Delhi | 22:06 → 23:14 | 11:59 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 21 Jun |
| Kolkata | 22:06 → 23:14 | 11:14 | 0 min | 11:14 | 48 min | 21 Jun |
| Singapore | 00:36 → 01:44 | 12:42 | 0 min | 12:42 | 48 min | 21 Jun |
| Sydney | 02:36 → 03:44 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 21 Jun |
| Suva | 04:36 → 05:44 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 21 Jun |