Sunrise of Saturday 25 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
06:28 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 06:36:09
05:1605:4006:0406:2806:5207:1607:40
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2062
Boundaryin Aleppo, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Pratipadā reaches sunrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 25 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 26 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 06:36 on Sat 25 Mar to 05:58 on Sun 26 Mar.
2062-03-25T03:36:09Z → 2062-03-26T02:58:14Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:28 on the 25th and 06:27 on the 26th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 25th and is not on the 26th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither sunrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → tithi-day · margin 489 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Aleppo, 2062: Saturday 25 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Aleppo, Vasantotsava 2062 falls on Saturday 25 March. Pratipadā runs from 06:36 on Sat 25 Mar to 05:58 on Sun 26 Mar, and is current at sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 25 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 25 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 25 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Aleppo. | ||
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 25th | Covered | Sunrise 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:36 → 19:58 | 06:50 | holds | 06:48 | no | 25 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:36 → 21:58 | 06:45 | holds | 06:43 | no | 25 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:36 → 22:58 | 06:51 | holds | 06:50 | no | 25 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:36 → 22:58 | 06:07 | holds | 06:07 | no | 25 Mar |
| London | 03:36 → 03:58 | 05:52 | holds | 06:49 | no | 25 Mar |
| Durban | 05:36 → 04:58 | 06:03 | holds | 06:03 | no | 25 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:36 → 06:58 | 06:18 | no | 06:17 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Delhi | 09:06 → 08:28 | 06:20 | no | 06:18 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Kolkata | 09:06 → 08:28 | 05:36 | no | 05:35 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:36 → 10:58 | 07:07 | no | 07:07 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:36 → 13:58 | 07:02 | no | 07:03 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Suva | 15:36 → 14:58 | 06:11 | no | 06:12 | holds | 26 Mar |