Sunrise of Monday 23 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:19 sunrise
05:0705:3105:5506:1906:4307:0707:31
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1970
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 214 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 23 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 24 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 09:52 on Mon 23 Mar to 10:58 on Tue 24 Mar.
1970-03-23T01:52:26Z → 1970-03-24T02:57:31Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:19 on the 23rd and 06:17 on the 24th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 23rd and is on the 24th.
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 12829 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Baoding, 1970: Tuesday 24 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Vasantotsava 1970 falls on Tuesday 24 March. Pratipadā runs from 09:52 on Mon 23 Mar to 10:58 on Tue 24 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 24 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 24 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 24 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 23rd | Covered | Sunrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:52 → 18:58 | 05:53 | holds | 05:52 | no | 23 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:52 → 20:58 | 05:50 | holds | 05:48 | no | 23 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:52 → 21:58 | 05:56 | holds | 05:54 | no | 23 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:52 → 22:58 | 06:09 | holds | 06:08 | no | 23 Mar |
| London | 02:52 → 03:58 | 06:58 | holds | 06:56 | no | 23 Mar |
| Durban | 03:52 → 04:58 | 06:01 | holds | 06:02 | no | 23 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:52 → 06:58 | 06:21 | holds | 06:20 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:22 → 08:28 | 06:23 | no | 06:21 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:22 → 08:28 | 05:39 | no | 05:38 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:22 → 10:28 | 06:38 | no | 06:38 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:52 → 12:58 | 06:00 | no | 06:01 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 13:52 → 14:58 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 24 Mar |