Sunrise of Wednesday 17 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
06:24 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 05:41:29
05:1205:3606:0006:2406:4807:1207:36
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2060
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 42 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 17 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 18 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:41 on Wed 17 Mar to 08:12 on Thu 18 Mar.
2060-03-17T03:41:30Z → 2060-03-18T06:12:16Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:24 on the 17th and 06:22 on the 18th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 17th and is on the 18th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both sunrises qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 2527 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Bucharest, 2060: Wednesday 17 March.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Vasantotsava 2060 falls on Wednesday 17 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:41 on Wed 17 Mar to 08:12 on Thu 18 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 17 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 17 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 17 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 17th | Covered | Sunrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:41 → 23:12 | 07:00 | holds | 06:58 | no | 17 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:41 → 01:12 | 06:58 | holds | 06:56 | no | 17 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:41 → 02:12 | 07:04 | holds | 07:02 | no | 17 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:41 → 02:12 | 06:12 | holds | 06:11 | no | 17 Mar |
| London | 03:41 → 06:12 | 06:09 | holds | 06:07 | holds | 17 Mar |
| Durban | 05:41 → 08:12 | 05:58 | holds | 05:59 | holds | 17 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:41 → 10:12 | 06:26 | no | 06:25 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Delhi | 09:11 → 11:42 | 06:28 | no | 06:27 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Kolkata | 09:11 → 11:42 | 05:43 | no | 05:42 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:41 → 14:12 | 07:10 | no | 07:10 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:41 → 17:12 | 06:57 | no | 06:57 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Suva | 15:41 → 18:12 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | holds | 18 Mar |