Sunrise of Wednesday 26 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:09 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 05:01:47
04:5705:2105:4506:0906:3306:5707:21
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1986
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 67 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 26 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 27 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:02 on Wed 26 Mar to 02:25 on Thu 27 Mar.
1986-03-26T03:01:47Z → 1986-03-27T00:25:01Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:09 on the 26th and 06:07 on the 27th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 26th and is not 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 4029 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Bucharest, 1986: Wednesday 26 March.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Vasantotsava 1986 falls on Wednesday 26 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:02 on Wed 26 Mar to 02:25 on Thu 27 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 26 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 26 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 26 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 | 19:02 → 16:25 | 05:49 | holds | 05:48 | no | 26 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:02 → 18:25 | 05:44 | holds | 05:43 | no | 26 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:02 → 19:25 | 05:50 | holds | 05:49 | no | 26 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:02 → 20:25 | 06:07 | holds | 06:06 | no | 26 Mar |
| London | 03:02 → 00:25 | 05:51 | holds | 05:48 | no | 26 Mar |
| Durban | 05:02 → 02:25 | 06:03 | holds | 06:03 | no | 26 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:02 → 04:25 | 06:17 | no | 06:16 | no | 26 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:32 → 05:55 | 06:19 | no | 06:18 | no | 26 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:32 → 05:55 | 05:36 | no | 05:35 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:02 → 08:25 | 07:07 | no | 07:07 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:02 → 10:25 | 06:03 | no | 06:03 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Suva | 15:02 → 12:25 | 06:11 | no | 06:12 | holds | 27 Mar |