Sunrise of Friday 7 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:44 sunrise
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Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1947
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 166 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 7 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 8 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 11:15 on Fri 7 Mar to 09:29 on Sat 8 Mar.
1947-03-07T03:15:05Z → 1947-03-08T01:28:37Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:44 on the 7th and 06:43 on the 8th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 7th and is on the 8th.
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 9965 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Baoding, 1947: Saturday 8 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Vasantotsava 1947 falls on Saturday 8 March. Pratipadā runs from 11:15 on Fri 7 Mar to 09:29 on Sat 8 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 8 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 8 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 8 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 7th | Covered | Sunrise 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:15 → 17:29 | 06:15 | holds | 06:14 | no | 7 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:15 → 19:29 | 06:17 | holds | 06:16 | no | 7 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:15 → 20:29 | 06:23 | holds | 06:21 | no | 7 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:15 → 21:29 | 06:18 | holds | 06:18 | no | 7 Mar |
| London | 03:15 → 01:29 | 06:35 | holds | 06:33 | no | 7 Mar |
| Durban | 05:15 → 03:29 | 05:51 | holds | 05:51 | no | 7 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:15 → 05:29 | 06:37 | no | 06:36 | no | 7 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:45 → 06:59 | 06:41 | no | 06:40 | holds | 8 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:45 → 06:59 | 05:54 | no | 05:53 | holds | 8 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:45 → 08:59 | 06:43 | no | 06:43 | holds | 8 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:15 → 11:29 | 05:47 | no | 05:48 | holds | 8 Mar |
| Suva | 15:15 → 13:29 | 06:07 | no | 06:07 | holds | 8 Mar |