Sunrise of Monday 26 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:08 sunrise
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Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1956
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 477 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 26 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 27 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 15:11 on Mon 26 Mar to 14:03 on Tue 27 Mar.
1956-03-26T13:11:07Z → 1956-03-27T12:03:29Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:08 on the 26th and 06:07 on the 27th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 26th and is on the 27th.
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 28613 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Bucharest, 1956: Tuesday 27 March.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Vasantotsava 1956 falls on Tuesday 27 March. Pratipadā runs from 15:11 on Mon 26 Mar to 14:03 on Tue 27 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 27 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 27 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 27 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 26th | Covered | Sunrise 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:11 → 04:03 | 05:49 | holds | 05:47 | no | 26 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:11 → 06:03 | 05:44 | no | 05:42 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:11 → 07:03 | 05:50 | no | 05:48 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 09:11 → 08:03 | 06:07 | no | 06:06 | holds | 27 Mar |
| London | 13:11 → 12:03 | 05:50 | no | 05:48 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Durban | 15:11 → 14:03 | 06:03 | no | 06:04 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Dubai | 17:11 → 16:03 | 06:17 | no | 06:16 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Delhi | 18:41 → 17:33 | 06:19 | no | 06:18 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Kolkata | 18:41 → 17:33 | 05:36 | no | 05:35 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:41 → 19:33 | 06:37 | no | 06:37 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:11 → 22:03 | 06:03 | no | 06:04 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Suva | 01:11 → 00:03 | 06:12 | no | 06:12 | holds | 27 Mar |