Rath Yatra 2025 falls on Thursday, June 26, 2025 in Tampa. It is Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya in the Hindu lunar calendar. Sunrise is 6:36 AM and sunset 8:28 PM.
India: Jun 27, 2025
Also known as: Jagannath Rath Yatra · Puri Rath Yatra · Chariot Festival
Tampa timings
Date
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Thursday
Lunar date
Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Moonrise
7:36 AM
Moonset
10:04 PM
Shubh muhurat in Tampa
Abhijit Muhurat1:05 PM – 2:00 PM
Rahu Kaal — avoid3:16 PM – 5:00 PM
The tradition names no separate muhurat for this festival — it is observed through the day. Abhijit is the day’s generally auspicious window and Rahu Kaal the one to avoid.
Rath Yatra is the chariot festival of Jagannath at Puri, when the deities leave the temple and travel the public road to the Gundicha temple. It is one of the rare occasions on which the images are seen outside the sanctum, by anyone at all.
How it is observed
Three enormous wooden chariots are hauled by hand along the Grand Road by crowds in the hundreds of thousands. Diaspora cities from London to Toronto now hold their own processions on the same date.
Rath Yatra 2025 in Tampa is on Thursday, June 26, 2025. It falls on Ashadha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya.
Is Rath Yatra 2025 on the same day in Tampa as in India?
No. Rath Yatra is on Jun 26, 2025 in Tampa but Jun 27, 2025 in India. The tithi begins at one moment worldwide, and that moment lands on a different local day in each place.
What else is Rath Yatra called?
Rath Yatra is also known as Jagannath Rath Yatra, Puri Rath Yatra, Chariot Festival. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.