Midday of Sunday 11 July
Qualifies with 7 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:37 12:25 madhyāhna ends
Dvitīyā begins 12:17:39
10:4911:1311:3712:0112:2512:4913:13
7 of 48 minutes covered, the last 7
Ruling · Rathayātrā · 2021
Determinatein Sydney, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 7 min 07 s.
Decide it for
33°52′ S 151°12′ E · Australia/Sydney · GeoNames 2147714
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 11 July
Qualifies with 7 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
7 of 48 minutes covered, the last 7
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: 11:37–12:25 on the 11th, 11:37–12:25 on the 12th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvitīyā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 7 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 427 s
Ruling
Rathayātrā, Sydney, 2021: Monday 12 July.
confidence: determinate
In Sydney, 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 7 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| 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 Sydney. | ||
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 |