# Rath Yatra and Ulto Rath 2026: date and time in West Bengal

> Rath Yatra and Ulto Rath 2026: Thursday, 16 July 2026 (31 Asharh 1433). Shukla Dwitiya: 15 Jul 11:51 am to 16 Jul 8:53 am. West Bengal, Drik school, with the rule that sets the day.

Canonical: https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/rath-yatra-2026
Bengali version: https://ritupatra.app/festivals/rath-yatra-2026
Built: 2026-10-28
Times: Kolkata, Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Also called: Ratha Yatra · Rathayatra · Ulta Rath · রথযাত্রা ও উল্টোরথ

## When is Rath Yatra and Ulto Rath

**Thursday, 16 July 2026** · 31 Asharh 1433 · Borsha (monsoon)

Shukla Dwitiya: 15 Jul 11:51 am to 16 Jul 8:53 am

## Rath Yatra

- Thursday, 16 July 2026 · 31 Asharh 1433
- Shukla Dwitiya: 15 Jul 11:51 am to 16 Jul 8:53 am
- Dwitiya at sunrise

## Ulto Rath

- Friday, 24 July 2026 · 8 Srabon 1433
- Shukla Dashami: 23 Jul 7:03 am to 24 Jul 9:13 am
- Dashami in the forenoon on both days, 23 Jul and 24 Jul; by the rule, 24 Jul

## How the day is chosen

Rath Yatra is Shukla Dwitiya of Asharh, by the tithi at sunrise: the day whose sunrise falls in the tithi. Ulto Rath is Shukla Dashami of Asharh: the day whose forenoon (the first third of daytime) holds the Dashami; if both days do, the later.

Traditional (Surya Siddhanta) panjikas, such as Gupta Press and Beni Madhab Sil, can differ in tithi times by hours, so in some years the day differs too. Their dates will appear here side by side once that school has been checked against a full printed year.

Tithi times are for Kolkata, in Indian Standard Time. Panjikas give Kolkata’s festival days for all of West Bengal. [Why another panjika may differ](https://ritupatra.app/support#en)

## Related

- [Snana Yatra](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/snana-yatra-2026)
- [Guru Purnima](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/guru-purnima-2026)
- [All festivals of 2026](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/2026)
- [Asharh 1433 calendar](https://ritupatra.app/en/1433/asharh)
- [Rath Yatra and Ulto Rath 2027](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/rath-yatra-2027)
- [How the dates are counted](https://ritupatra.app/en/method)