Rath Yatra 2026 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sunrise 07:03, Wed 15 Jul
Festival · times in SAST
When is Rath Yatra 2026 in Maclear?
Rath Yatra Sunrise: what time?
Why is Rath Yatra on Wed 15 Jul in Maclear?
Rath Yatra is on Wed 15 Jul: Dwitiya holds no sunrise, and is kept on the day it is current.
Sunrise at 07:03 is Pratipada; Dwitiya begins at 08:21. Dwitiya: 08:21 to 05:23 Thu.
Dwitiya ended at 05:23; sunrise at 07:02 is Tritiya. Dwitiya: 08:21 Wed to 05:23.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+2). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunrise. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Rath Yatra follows the tithi at sunrise. Dwitiya begins at 08:21 on Wed 15 Jul, after that sunrise, and ends at 05:23 on Thu 16 Jul, before the next: it holds no sunrise. A tithi that holds no sunrise is kept on the day it is current: Wed 15 Jul. 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.