Rath Yatra 2026 in Chahārbāgh, Alborz Province, Iran Sunrise 05:02, Thu 16 Jul
Festival · times in UTC+3:30
When is Rath Yatra 2026 in Chahārbāgh?
Rath Yatra Sunrise: what time?
Why is Rath Yatra on Thu 16 Jul in Chahārbāgh?
Rath Yatra is on Thu 16 Jul: Dwitiya holds sunrise that day.
Sunrise at 05:01 is Pratipada; Dwitiya begins at 09:51.
Dwitiya at sunrise, 05:02. Dwitiya: 09:51 Wed to 06:53.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+3:30). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunrise. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Rath Yatra follows the tithi at sunrise. Dwitiya runs from 09:51 on Wed 15 Jul to 06:53 on Thu 16 Jul, so it holds sunrise only on Thu 16 Jul, at 05:02. 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.