Sunrise of Wednesday 21 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:22 sunrise
05:1005:3405:5806:2206:4607:1007:34
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1962
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 574 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 21 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 22 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 15:55 on Wed 21 Mar to 18:16 on Thu 22 Mar.
1962-03-21T07:55:24Z → 1962-03-22T10:15:45Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:22 on the 21st and 06:20 on the 22nd.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 21st and is on the 22nd.
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 34412 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Baoding, 1962: Thursday 22 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Vasantotsava 1962 falls on Thursday 22 March. Pratipadā runs from 15:55 on Wed 21 Mar to 18:16 on Thu 22 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 22 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 22 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 22 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 21st | Covered | Sunrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:55 → 02:16 | 05:56 | holds | 05:55 | no | 21 Mar |
| Chicago | 01:55 → 04:16 | 05:53 | holds | 05:51 | no | 21 Mar |
| Jersey City | 02:55 → 05:16 | 05:59 | holds | 05:57 | no | 21 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 03:55 → 06:16 | 06:10 | holds | 06:10 | holds | 21 Mar |
| London | 07:55 → 10:16 | 06:03 | no | 06:00 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Durban | 09:55 → 12:16 | 06:00 | no | 06:00 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Dubai | 11:55 → 14:16 | 06:23 | no | 06:22 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Delhi | 13:25 → 15:46 | 06:25 | no | 06:24 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Kolkata | 13:25 → 15:46 | 05:41 | no | 05:40 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Singapore | 15:25 → 17:46 | 06:39 | no | 06:39 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Sydney | 17:55 → 20:16 | 05:59 | no | 05:59 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Suva | 19:55 → 22:16 | 06:10 | no | 06:11 | holds | 22 Mar |