Sunrise of Friday 9 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2096
Determinatein Algiers, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 177 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 9 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 10 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 02:39 on Fri 9 Mar to 04:08 on Sat 10 Mar.
2096-03-09T01:38:48Z → 2096-03-10T03:07:38Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 07:06 on the 9th and 07:05 on the 10th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 9th and is not on the 10th.
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 10646 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Algiers, 2096: Friday 9 March.
confidence: determinate
In Algiers, Vasantotsava 2096 falls on Friday 9 March. Pratipadā runs from 02:39 on Fri 9 Mar to 04:08 on Sat 10 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 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 9th | Covered | Sunrise 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:39 → 19:08 | 06:10 | holds | 06:09 | no | 9 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:39 → 21:08 | 06:11 | holds | 06:10 | no | 9 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:39 → 22:08 | 06:16 | holds | 06:15 | no | 9 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:39 → 23:08 | 06:16 | holds | 06:16 | no | 9 Mar |
| London | 01:39 → 03:08 | 06:27 | holds | 06:24 | no | 9 Mar |
| Durban | 03:39 → 05:08 | 05:53 | holds | 05:54 | no | 9 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:39 → 07:08 | 06:34 | holds | 06:33 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:09 → 08:38 | 06:37 | no | 06:36 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:09 → 08:38 | 05:51 | no | 05:50 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:39 → 11:08 | 07:12 | no | 07:12 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Sydney | 12:39 → 14:08 | 06:51 | no | 06:51 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Suva | 13:39 → 15:08 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 10 Mar |