Sunrise of Wednesday 28 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
07:04 sunrise
05:5206:1606:4007:0407:2807:5208:16
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2040
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 609 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 28 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 29 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 18:12 on Wed 28 Mar to 17:10 on Thu 29 Mar.
2040-03-28T15:11:46Z → 2040-03-29T14:10:26Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 07:04 on the 28th and 07:02 on the 29th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 28th and is on the 29th.
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 36522 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Bucharest, 2040: Thursday 29 March.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Vasantotsava 2040 falls on Thursday 29 March. Pratipadā runs from 18:12 on Wed 28 Mar to 17:10 on Thu 29 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 29 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 29 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 29 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 28th | Covered | Sunrise 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:12 → 07:10 | 06:45 | no | 06:44 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Chicago | 10:12 → 09:10 | 06:39 | no | 06:38 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Jersey City | 11:12 → 10:10 | 06:46 | no | 06:44 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 11:12 → 10:10 | 06:05 | no | 06:05 | holds | 29 Mar |
| London | 16:12 → 15:10 | 06:44 | no | 06:42 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Durban | 17:12 → 16:10 | 06:05 | no | 06:05 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Dubai | 19:12 → 18:10 | 06:14 | no | 06:13 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Delhi | 20:42 → 19:40 | 06:16 | no | 06:14 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Kolkata | 20:42 → 19:40 | 05:33 | no | 05:32 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Singapore | 23:12 → 22:10 | 07:06 | no | 07:06 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Sydney | 02:12 → 01:10 | 07:05 | no | 07:06 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Suva | 03:12 → 02:10 | 06:12 | no | 06:12 | holds | 29 Mar |