Sunrise of Wednesday 25 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:12 sunrise
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1959
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 489 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 25 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 26 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 22:02 on Tue 24 Mar to 18:50 on Wed 25 Mar.
1959-03-24T20:02:25Z → 1959-03-25T16:50:15Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:12 on the 25th and 06:10 on the 26th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 25th and is not on the 26th.
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 29353 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Bucharest, 1959: Wednesday 25 March.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Vasantotsava 1959 falls on Wednesday 25 March. Pratipadā runs from 22:02 on Tue 24 Mar to 18:50 on Wed 25 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 25 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 25 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 25 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 | 12:02 → 08:50 | 05:52 | no | 05:51 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Chicago | 14:02 → 10:50 | 05:49 | no | 05:47 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Jersey City | 15:02 → 11:50 | 05:55 | no | 05:53 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 16:02 → 12:50 | 06:09 | no | 06:08 | holds | 25 Mar |
| London | 20:02 → 16:50 | 05:56 | no | 05:54 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Durban | 22:02 → 18:50 | 06:01 | no | 06:02 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:02 → 20:50 | 06:20 | no | 06:19 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Delhi | 01:32 → 22:20 | 06:22 | no | 06:21 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Kolkata | 01:32 → 22:20 | 05:38 | no | 05:37 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Singapore | 03:32 → 00:20 | 06:38 | no | 06:38 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Sydney | 06:02 → 02:50 | 06:01 | no | 06:02 | no | 25 Mar |
| Suva | 08:02 → 04:50 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | no | 25 Mar |