Sunrise of Monday 19 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:22 sunrise
05:1005:3405:5806:2206:4607:1007:34
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1973
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 283 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 19 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 20 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 01:33 on Mon 19 Mar to 01:37 on Tue 20 Mar.
1973-03-18T23:33:24Z → 1973-03-19T23:36:58Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:22 on the 19th and 06:20 on the 20th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 19th and is not on the 20th.
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 16966 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Bucharest, 1973: Monday 19 March.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Vasantotsava 1973 falls on Monday 19 March. Pratipadā runs from 01:33 on Mon 19 Mar to 01:37 on Tue 20 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 19 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 19 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 19 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 18th | Covered | Sunrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:33 → 15:37 | 06:00 | no | 05:58 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Chicago | 17:33 → 17:37 | 05:58 | no | 05:56 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Jersey City | 18:33 → 18:37 | 06:03 | no | 06:02 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 19:33 → 19:37 | 06:12 | no | 06:11 | holds | 19 Mar |
| London | 00:33 → 00:37 | 07:09 | no | 07:06 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Durban | 01:33 → 01:37 | 05:58 | no | 05:59 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Dubai | 03:33 → 03:37 | 06:26 | no | 06:24 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:03 → 05:07 | 06:28 | no | 06:27 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:03 → 05:07 | 05:43 | no | 05:42 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:03 → 07:07 | 06:40 | no | 06:40 | no | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 09:33 → 09:37 | 05:57 | no | 05:57 | no | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 11:33 → 11:37 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | no | 20 Mar |