Vasantotsava

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Pratipadā runs from 19:00 on Sun 5 Mar to 15:45 on Mon 6 Mar.

   1939-03-05T18:00:23Z → 1939-03-06T14:45:27Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Sunrise is at 06:43 on the 5th and 06:42 on the 6th.

   sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 5th and is on the 6th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one sunrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 32589 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Vasantotsava, Abuja, 1939: Monday 6 March.

   confidence: determinate

In Abuja, Vasantotsava 1939 falls on Monday 6 March. Pratipadā runs from 19:00 on Sun 5 Mar to 15:45 on Mon 6 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Phālguna, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Kṛṣṇa · Pratipadā

Kāla

Sunrise

Priority

Pūrvaviddhā

Tie-break

First day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 105

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.