Sunrise of Wednesday 18 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
05:46 sunrise
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Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1908
Determinatein Beirut, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 15 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 18 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 19 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 04:28 on Wed 18 Mar to 05:29 on Thu 19 Mar.
1908-03-18T02:28:17Z → 1908-03-19T03:29:29Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:46 on the 18th and 05:44 on the 19th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 18th and is not on the 19th.
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 887 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Beirut, 1908: Wednesday 18 March.
confidence: determinate
In Beirut, Vasantotsava 1908 falls on Wednesday 18 March. Pratipadā runs from 04:28 on Wed 18 Mar to 05:29 on Thu 19 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 18 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 18 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 18 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Beirut. | ||
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 | 18:28 → 19:29 | 06:00 | holds | 05:59 | no | 18 Mar |
| Chicago | 20:28 → 21:29 | 05:58 | holds | 05:57 | no | 18 Mar |
| Jersey City | 21:28 → 22:29 | 06:04 | holds | 06:02 | no | 18 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:28 → 23:29 | 06:12 | holds | 06:11 | no | 18 Mar |
| London | 02:28 → 03:29 | 06:09 | holds | 06:07 | no | 18 Mar |
| Durban | 04:28 → 05:29 | 05:58 | holds | 05:59 | no | 18 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:09 → 07:10 | 06:07 | no | 06:06 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:58 → 08:59 | 06:28 | no | 06:27 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:58 → 08:59 | 05:44 | no | 05:43 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:28 → 10:29 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Sydney | 12:28 → 13:29 | 05:56 | no | 05:57 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Suva | 14:23 → 15:24 | 06:05 | no | 06:05 | holds | 19 Mar |