Rath Yatra 2011 in Diffa, Niger Sunrise 05:46, Sun 3 Jul
Festival · times in WAT
When is Rath Yatra 2011 in Diffa?
Rath Yatra Sunrise: what time?
Sunrise
05:46
Why is Rath Yatra on Sun 3 Jul in Diffa?
Rath Yatra is on Sun 3 Jul: Dwitiya holds sunrise that day.
Sunrise at 05:46 is Pratipada; Dwitiya begins at 08:53.
Dwitiya at sunrise, 05:46. Dwitiya: 08:53 Sat to 07:26.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+1). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunrise. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Rath Yatra follows the tithi at sunrise. Dwitiya runs from 08:53 on Sat 2 Jul to 07:26 on Sun 3 Jul, so it holds sunrise only on Sun 3 Jul, at 05:46. No text giving Rath Yatra’s time was found; sunrise is Tithika’s convention.
The rule
Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya
Rath Yatra follows the tithi at sunrise.
- Smarta
- the day Dwitiya holds at sunrise: Tithika’s convention, since no text gives the time.
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.