Sunrise of Thursday 13 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1941
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 597 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Thursday 13 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Friday 14 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 19:47 on Thu 13 Mar to 16:30 on Fri 14 Mar.
1941-03-13T11:46:43Z → 1941-03-14T08:30:02Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:34 on the 13th and 06:33 on the 14th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 13th and is on the 14th.
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 35842 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Baoding, 1941: Friday 14 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Vasantotsava 1941 falls on Friday 14 March. Pratipadā runs from 19:47 on Thu 13 Mar to 16:30 on Fri 14 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 14 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 14 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 14 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
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 13th | Covered | Sunrise 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:47 → 00:30 | 06:07 | holds | 06:05 | no | 13 Mar |
| Chicago | 05:47 → 02:30 | 06:07 | holds | 06:05 | no | 13 Mar |
| Jersey City | 06:47 → 03:30 | 06:12 | no | 06:10 | no | 13 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 07:47 → 04:30 | 06:15 | no | 06:14 | no | 13 Mar |
| London | 12:47 → 09:30 | 07:21 | no | 07:18 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Durban | 13:47 → 10:30 | 05:55 | no | 05:56 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Dubai | 15:47 → 12:30 | 06:31 | no | 06:30 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:17 → 14:00 | 06:34 | no | 06:33 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:17 → 14:00 | 05:48 | no | 05:47 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Singapore | 19:07 → 15:50 | 06:32 | no | 06:31 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Sydney | 21:47 → 18:30 | 05:53 | no | 05:53 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Suva | 23:47 → 20:30 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | holds | 14 Mar |