Sunrise of Monday 24 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
05:58 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 05:05:36
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Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1902
Boundaryin Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 2 min 21 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 24 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 25 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:05 on Mon 24 Mar to 05:58 on Tue 25 Mar.
1902-03-24T03:21:13Z → 1902-03-25T04:14:22Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:58 on the 24th and 05:56 on the 25th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 24th and is on the 25th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both sunrises qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 141 s < 300 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Bucharest, 1902: Monday 24 March.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Bucharest, Vasantotsava 1902 falls on Monday 24 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:05 on Mon 24 Mar to 05:58 on Tue 25 Mar and is current at sunrise that day. It is 2 min 21 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 24 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 24 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 24 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
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 24th | Covered | Sunrise 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:21 → 20:14 | 05:53 | holds | 05:51 | no | 24 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:21 → 22:14 | 05:49 | holds | 05:47 | no | 24 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:21 → 23:14 | 05:55 | holds | 05:53 | no | 24 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:21 → 00:14 | 06:09 | holds | 06:08 | no | 24 Mar |
| London | 03:21 → 04:14 | 05:57 | holds | 05:55 | no | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 04:51 → 05:44 | 05:31 | holds | 05:32 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:02 → 07:55 | 06:01 | no | 06:00 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:42 → 09:35 | 06:13 | no | 06:12 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:42 → 09:35 | 05:29 | no | 05:28 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:16 → 11:09 | 06:03 | no | 06:03 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:21 → 14:14 | 06:01 | no | 06:01 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Suva | 15:16 → 16:09 | 06:06 | no | 06:06 | holds | 25 Mar |