Sunrise of Monday 16 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:29 sunrise
05:1705:4106:0506:2906:5307:1707:41
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2071
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 86 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 16 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 17 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 09:19 on Mon 16 Mar to 07:53 on Tue 17 Mar.
2071-03-16T01:18:37Z → 2071-03-16T23:53:18Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:29 on the 16th and 06:27 on the 17th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 16th and is on the 17th.
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 5161 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Baoding, 2071: Tuesday 17 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Vasantotsava 2071 falls on Tuesday 17 March. Pratipadā runs from 09:19 on Mon 16 Mar to 07:53 on Tue 17 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 17 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 17 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 17 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 16th | Covered | Sunrise 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:19 → 16:53 | 07:02 | holds | 07:01 | no | 16 Mar |
| Chicago | 20:19 → 18:53 | 07:01 | holds | 06:59 | no | 16 Mar |
| Jersey City | 21:19 → 19:53 | 07:06 | holds | 07:05 | no | 16 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:19 → 19:53 | 06:13 | holds | 06:12 | no | 16 Mar |
| London | 01:19 → 23:53 | 06:13 | holds | 06:10 | no | 16 Mar |
| Durban | 03:19 → 01:53 | 05:57 | holds | 05:58 | no | 16 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:19 → 03:53 | 06:27 | holds | 06:26 | no | 16 Mar |
| Delhi | 06:49 → 05:23 | 06:30 | no | 06:29 | no | 16 Mar |
| Kolkata | 06:49 → 05:23 | 05:45 | no | 05:44 | no | 16 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:19 → 07:53 | 07:10 | no | 07:10 | holds | 17 Mar |
| Sydney | 12:19 → 10:53 | 06:55 | no | 06:56 | holds | 17 Mar |
| Suva | 13:19 → 11:53 | 06:09 | no | 06:10 | holds | 17 Mar |