Rath Yatra 2026 in Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria Sunrise 06:02, Thu 16 Jul
Festival · times in EEST
When is Rath Yatra 2026 in Sofia?
Rath Yatra Sunrise: what time?
Sunrise
06:02
Why is Rath Yatra on Thu 16 Jul in Sofia?
Rath Yatra is on Thu 16 Jul: Dwitiya holds sunrise that day.
Sunrise at 06:02 is Pratipada; Dwitiya begins at 09:21.
Dwitiya at sunrise, 06:02. Dwitiya: 09:21 Wed to 06:23.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+3). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunrise. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Rath Yatra follows the tithi at sunrise. Dwitiya runs from 09:21 on Wed 15 Jul to 06:23 on Thu 16 Jul, so it holds sunrise only on Thu 16 Jul, at 06:02. 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.