Sunrise of Sunday 28 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:40 sunrise
05:2805:5206:1606:4007:0407:2807:52
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2021
Determinatein Algiers, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 587 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Sunday 28 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Monday 29 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 19:48 on Sun 28 Mar to 16:25 on Mon 29 Mar.
2021-03-28T18:48:11Z → 2021-03-29T15:24:45Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:40 on the 28th and 06:38 on the 29th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 28th and is on the 29th.
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 35196 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Algiers, 2021: Monday 29 March.
confidence: determinate
In Algiers, Vasantotsava 2021 falls on Monday 29 March. Pratipadā runs from 19:48 on Sun 28 Mar to 16:25 on Mon 29 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 29 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 29 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 29 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 28th | Covered | Sunrise 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:48 → 08:25 | 06:45 | no | 06:44 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Chicago | 13:48 → 10:25 | 06:40 | no | 06:38 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Jersey City | 14:48 → 11:25 | 06:46 | no | 06:45 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 14:48 → 11:25 | 06:06 | no | 06:05 | holds | 29 Mar |
| London | 19:48 → 16:25 | 06:45 | no | 06:43 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Durban | 20:48 → 17:25 | 06:04 | no | 06:05 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Dubai | 22:48 → 19:25 | 06:15 | no | 06:14 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Delhi | 00:18 → 20:55 | 06:16 | no | 06:15 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Kolkata | 00:18 → 20:55 | 05:33 | no | 05:32 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Singapore | 02:48 → 23:25 | 07:06 | no | 07:06 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Sydney | 05:48 → 02:25 | 07:04 | no | 07:05 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Suva | 06:48 → 03:25 | 06:12 | no | 06:12 | no | 29 Mar |