Sunrise of Sunday 9 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:40 sunrise
05:2805:5206:1606:4007:0407:2807:52
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2031
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 327 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Sunday 9 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Monday 10 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 12:30 on Sun 9 Mar to 12:05 on Mon 10 Mar.
2031-03-09T04:29:40Z → 2031-03-10T04:05:21Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:40 on the 9th and 06:38 on the 10th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 9th and is on the 10th.
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 19615 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Baoding, 2031: Monday 10 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Vasantotsava 2031 falls on Monday 10 March. Pratipadā runs from 12:30 on Sun 9 Mar to 12:05 on Mon 10 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 10 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 10 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 10 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 9th | Covered | Sunrise 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:30 → 21:05 | 07:12 | holds | 07:10 | no | 9 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:30 → 23:05 | 07:13 | holds | 07:11 | no | 9 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:30 → 00:05 | 07:18 | holds | 07:17 | no | 9 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:30 → 00:05 | 06:17 | holds | 06:16 | no | 9 Mar |
| London | 04:30 → 04:05 | 06:29 | holds | 06:27 | no | 9 Mar |
| Durban | 06:30 → 06:05 | 05:52 | no | 05:53 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:30 → 08:05 | 06:35 | no | 06:34 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:00 → 09:35 | 06:38 | no | 06:37 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:00 → 09:35 | 05:52 | no | 05:51 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Singapore | 12:30 → 12:05 | 07:13 | no | 07:12 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Sydney | 15:30 → 15:05 | 06:49 | no | 06:50 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Suva | 16:30 → 16:05 | 06:07 | no | 06:08 | holds | 10 Mar |