Sunrise of Monday 24 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
06:46 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 05:45:14
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Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1997
Determinatein Algiers, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 54 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 24 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 25 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:45 on Mon 24 Mar to 07:39 on Tue 25 Mar.
1997-03-24T04:45:14Z → 1997-03-25T06:38:41Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:46 on the 24th and 06:44 on the 25th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 24th and is on the 25th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both sunrises qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 3262 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Algiers, 1997: Monday 24 March.
confidence: determinate
In Algiers, Vasantotsava 1997 falls on Monday 24 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:45 on Mon 24 Mar to 07:39 on Tue 25 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 24 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 24 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 24 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Algiers. | ||
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 24th | Covered | Sunrise 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:45 → 22:39 | 05:51 | holds | 05:50 | no | 24 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:45 → 00:39 | 05:47 | holds | 05:45 | no | 24 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:45 → 01:39 | 05:53 | holds | 05:52 | no | 24 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:45 → 02:39 | 06:08 | holds | 06:07 | no | 24 Mar |
| London | 04:45 → 06:39 | 05:55 | holds | 05:52 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 06:45 → 08:39 | 06:02 | no | 06:03 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:45 → 10:39 | 06:19 | no | 06:18 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:15 → 12:09 | 06:21 | no | 06:20 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:15 → 12:09 | 05:37 | no | 05:36 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Singapore | 12:45 → 14:39 | 07:08 | no | 07:07 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Sydney | 15:45 → 17:39 | 07:01 | no | 07:02 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Suva | 16:45 → 18:39 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 25 Mar |