Sunrise of Saturday 25 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
05:54 sunrise
04:4205:0605:3005:5406:1806:4207:06
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1978
Determinatein Cairo, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 694 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 25 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 26 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 18:20 on Fri 24 Mar to 17:31 on Sat 25 Mar.
1978-03-24T16:19:59Z → 1978-03-25T15:30:32Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:54 on the 25th and 05:53 on the 26th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 25th and is not on the 26th.
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 41626 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Cairo, 1978: Saturday 25 March.
confidence: determinate
In Cairo, Vasantotsava 1978 falls on Saturday 25 March. Pratipadā runs from 18:20 on Fri 24 Mar to 17:31 on Sat 25 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 25 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 25 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 25 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 24th | Covered | Sunrise 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:20 → 07:31 | 05:52 | no | 05:50 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Chicago | 10:20 → 09:31 | 05:48 | no | 05:46 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Jersey City | 11:20 → 10:31 | 05:54 | no | 05:52 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 12:20 → 11:31 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 25 Mar |
| London | 17:20 → 16:31 | 06:55 | no | 06:53 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Durban | 18:20 → 17:31 | 06:02 | no | 06:02 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Dubai | 20:20 → 19:31 | 06:20 | no | 06:18 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Delhi | 21:50 → 21:01 | 06:21 | no | 06:20 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Kolkata | 21:50 → 21:01 | 05:38 | no | 05:37 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Singapore | 23:50 → 23:01 | 06:38 | no | 06:38 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Sydney | 02:20 → 01:31 | 06:01 | no | 06:02 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Suva | 04:20 → 03:31 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 25 Mar |