Sunrise of Tuesday 15 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:06 sunrise
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Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1949
Determinatein Cairo, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 543 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Tuesday 15 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Wednesday 16 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 21:03 on Mon 14 Mar to 17:14 on Tue 15 Mar.
1949-03-14T19:02:49Z → 1949-03-15T15:14:22Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:06 on the 15th and 06:05 on the 16th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 15th and is not on the 16th.
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 32582 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Cairo, 1949: Tuesday 15 March.
confidence: determinate
In Cairo, Vasantotsava 1949 falls on Tuesday 15 March. Pratipadā runs from 21:03 on Mon 14 Mar to 17:14 on Tue 15 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 15 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 15 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 15 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Cairo. | ||
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 14th | Covered | Sunrise 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:03 → 07:14 | 06:05 | no | 06:04 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Chicago | 13:03 → 09:14 | 06:05 | no | 06:03 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Jersey City | 14:03 → 10:14 | 06:10 | no | 06:09 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 15:03 → 11:14 | 06:14 | no | 06:14 | holds | 15 Mar |
| London | 19:03 → 15:14 | 06:18 | no | 06:16 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Durban | 21:03 → 17:14 | 05:56 | no | 05:56 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Dubai | 23:03 → 19:14 | 06:30 | no | 06:29 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Delhi | 00:33 → 20:44 | 06:33 | no | 06:32 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Kolkata | 00:33 → 20:44 | 05:47 | no | 05:46 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Singapore | 02:33 → 22:44 | 06:41 | no | 06:41 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Sydney | 05:03 → 01:14 | 05:53 | no | 05:54 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Suva | 07:03 → 03:14 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | no | 15 Mar |