Rath Yatra 2019 in Diffa, Niger Sunrise 05:47, Thu 4 Jul
Festival · times in WAT
When is Rath Yatra 2019 in Diffa?
Rath Yatra Sunrise: what time?
Sunrise
05:47
Why is Rath Yatra on Thu 4 Jul in Diffa?
Rath Yatra is on Thu 4 Jul: Dwitiya holds sunrise that day.
Sunrise at 05:47 is Pratipada; Dwitiya begins at 17:34.
Dwitiya at sunrise, 05:47. Dwitiya: 17:34 Wed to 14:40.
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 17:34 on Wed 3 Jul to 14:40 on Thu 4 Jul, so it holds sunrise only on Thu 4 Jul, at 05:47. 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.