Sunrise of Saturday 17 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:27 sunrise
05:1505:3906:0306:2706:5107:1507:39
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1984
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 478 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 17 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 18 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 18:10 on Sat 17 Mar to 14:23 on Sun 18 Mar.
1984-03-17T10:09:43Z → 1984-03-18T06:23:23Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:27 on the 17th and 06:26 on the 18th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 17th and is on the 18th.
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 28672 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Baoding, 1984: Sunday 18 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Vasantotsava 1984 falls on Sunday 18 March. Pratipadā runs from 18:10 on Sat 17 Mar to 14:23 on Sun 18 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 18 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 18 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 18 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 17th | Covered | Sunrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:10 → 22:23 | 06:01 | holds | 05:59 | no | 17 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:10 → 00:23 | 05:59 | holds | 05:57 | no | 17 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:10 → 01:23 | 06:05 | holds | 06:03 | no | 17 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 06:10 → 02:23 | 06:12 | holds | 06:12 | no | 17 Mar |
| London | 10:10 → 06:23 | 06:10 | no | 06:08 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Durban | 12:10 → 08:23 | 05:58 | no | 05:58 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Dubai | 14:10 → 10:23 | 06:26 | no | 06:25 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Delhi | 15:40 → 11:53 | 06:29 | no | 06:28 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Kolkata | 15:40 → 11:53 | 05:44 | no | 05:43 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:10 → 14:23 | 07:10 | no | 07:10 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:10 → 16:23 | 05:56 | no | 05:57 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Suva | 22:10 → 18:23 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | holds | 18 Mar |