Sunrise of Saturday 22 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
05:57 sunrise
04:4505:0905:3305:5706:2106:4507:09
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2008
Determinatein Cairo, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 485 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 22 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 23 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 20:40 on Fri 21 Mar to 21:50 on Sat 22 Mar.
2008-03-21T18:39:57Z → 2008-03-22T19:49:50Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:57 on the 22nd and 05:55 on the 23rd.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 22nd and is not on the 23rd.
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 29128 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Cairo, 2008: Saturday 22 March.
confidence: determinate
In Cairo, Vasantotsava 2008 falls on Saturday 22 March. Pratipadā runs from 20:40 on Fri 21 Mar to 21:50 on Sat 22 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 22 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 22 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 22 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 21st | Covered | Sunrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:40 → 12:50 | 06:55 | no | 06:53 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Chicago | 13:40 → 14:50 | 06:52 | no | 06:50 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Jersey City | 14:40 → 15:50 | 06:58 | no | 06:56 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 14:40 → 15:50 | 06:10 | no | 06:09 | holds | 22 Mar |
| London | 18:40 → 19:50 | 06:01 | no | 05:58 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Durban | 20:40 → 21:50 | 06:00 | no | 06:01 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Dubai | 22:40 → 23:50 | 06:22 | no | 06:21 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Delhi | 00:10 → 01:20 | 06:24 | no | 06:23 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Kolkata | 00:10 → 01:20 | 05:40 | no | 05:39 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Singapore | 02:40 → 03:50 | 07:09 | no | 07:08 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Sydney | 05:40 → 06:50 | 06:59 | no | 07:00 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Suva | 06:40 → 07:50 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | no | 23 Mar |