Sunrise of Thursday 8 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2012
Determinatein Abu Dhabi, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 239 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Thursday 8 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Friday 9 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 13:39 on Thu 8 Mar to 10:37 on Fri 9 Mar.
2012-03-08T09:39:29Z → 2012-03-09T06:36:52Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:38 on the 8th and 06:37 on the 9th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 8th and is on the 9th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one sunrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 14364 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Abu Dhabi, 2012: Friday 9 March.
confidence: determinate
In Abu Dhabi, Vasantotsava 2012 falls on Friday 9 March. Pratipadā runs from 13:39 on Thu 8 Mar to 10:37 on Fri 9 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 9 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 9 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 9 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Abu Dhabi. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/vasantotsava · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 1 Vasantotsava (current at sunrise, if occurs on two successive days, it is to be observed on the first day).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pratipadā | Sunrise 8th | Covered | Sunrise 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:39 → 22:37 | 06:12 | holds | 06:11 | no | 8 Mar |
| Chicago | 03:39 → 00:37 | 06:14 | holds | 06:12 | no | 8 Mar |
| Jersey City | 04:39 → 01:37 | 06:19 | holds | 06:17 | no | 8 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 05:39 → 02:37 | 06:17 | holds | 06:17 | no | 8 Mar |
| London | 09:39 → 06:37 | 06:30 | no | 06:28 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Durban | 11:39 → 08:37 | 05:52 | no | 05:53 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Dubai | 13:39 → 10:37 | 06:35 | no | 06:34 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Delhi | 15:09 → 12:07 | 06:39 | no | 06:38 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Kolkata | 15:09 → 12:07 | 05:52 | no | 05:51 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Singapore | 17:39 → 14:37 | 07:13 | no | 07:12 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:39 → 17:37 | 06:49 | no | 06:50 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Suva | 21:39 → 18:37 | 06:07 | no | 06:08 | holds | 9 Mar |