Sunrise of Wednesday 12 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:34 sunrise
05:2205:4606:1006:3406:5807:2207:46
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2036
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 494 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 12 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 13 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 17:10 on Wed 12 Mar to 14:46 on Thu 13 Mar.
2036-03-12T09:09:31Z → 2036-03-13T06:46:07Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:34 on the 12th and 06:33 on the 13th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 12th and is on the 13th.
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 29610 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Baoding, 2036: Thursday 13 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Vasantotsava 2036 falls on Thursday 13 March. Pratipadā runs from 17:10 on Wed 12 Mar to 14:46 on Thu 13 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 13 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 13 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 13 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 12th | Covered | Sunrise 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:10 → 23:46 | 07:07 | holds | 07:05 | no | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:10 → 01:46 | 07:07 | holds | 07:05 | no | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:10 → 02:46 | 07:12 | holds | 07:10 | no | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 05:10 → 02:46 | 06:15 | holds | 06:14 | no | 12 Mar |
| London | 09:10 → 06:46 | 06:21 | no | 06:18 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Durban | 11:10 → 08:46 | 05:55 | no | 05:55 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Dubai | 13:10 → 10:46 | 06:31 | no | 06:30 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Delhi | 14:40 → 12:16 | 06:34 | no | 06:33 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Kolkata | 14:40 → 12:16 | 05:48 | no | 05:47 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Singapore | 17:10 → 14:46 | 07:11 | no | 07:11 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:10 → 17:46 | 06:52 | no | 06:53 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Suva | 21:10 → 18:46 | 06:08 | no | 06:09 | holds | 13 Mar |