Sunrise of Monday 19 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:24 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 07:33:23
05:1205:3606:0006:2406:4807:1207:36
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1973
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 69 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 19 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 20 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 07:33 on Mon 19 Mar to 07:37 on Tue 20 Mar.
1973-03-18T23:33:24Z → 1973-03-19T23:36:58Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:24 on the 19th and 06:23 on the 20th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 19th and is on the 20th.
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 4135 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Baoding, 1973: Tuesday 20 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Vasantotsava 1973 falls on Tuesday 20 March. Pratipadā runs from 07:33 on Mon 19 Mar to 07:37 on Tue 20 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 20 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 20 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 20 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 18th | Covered | Sunrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:33 → 15:37 | 06:00 | no | 05:58 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Chicago | 17:33 → 17:37 | 05:58 | no | 05:56 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Jersey City | 18:33 → 18:37 | 06:03 | no | 06:02 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 19:33 → 19:37 | 06:12 | no | 06:11 | holds | 19 Mar |
| London | 00:33 → 00:37 | 07:09 | no | 07:06 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Durban | 01:33 → 01:37 | 05:58 | no | 05:59 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Dubai | 03:33 → 03:37 | 06:26 | no | 06:24 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:03 → 05:07 | 06:28 | no | 06:27 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:03 → 05:07 | 05:43 | no | 05:42 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:03 → 07:07 | 06:40 | no | 06:40 | no | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 09:33 → 09:37 | 05:57 | no | 05:57 | no | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 11:33 → 11:37 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | no | 20 Mar |