Sunrise of Monday 19 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
05:58 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 04:56:37
04:4605:1005:3405:5806:2206:4607:10
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2068
Determinatein Chattogram, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 61 minutes.
Decide it for
22°20′ N 91°50′ E · Asia/Dhaka · GeoNames 1205733
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 19 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 20 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 04:57 on Mon 19 Mar to 07:08 on Tue 20 Mar.
2068-03-18T22:56:37Z → 2068-03-20T01:07:38Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:58 on the 19th and 05:57 on the 20th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 19th and is on the 20th.
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 3658 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Chattogram, 2068: Monday 19 March.
confidence: determinate
In Chattogram, Vasantotsava 2068 falls on Monday 19 March. Pratipadā runs from 04:57 on Mon 19 Mar to 07:08 on Tue 20 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 19 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 19 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 19 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chattogram. | ||
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 18th | Covered | Sunrise 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:57 → 18:08 | 06:58 | no | 06:56 | no | 19 Mar |
| Chicago | 17:57 → 20:08 | 06:56 | no | 06:53 | no | 19 Mar |
| Jersey City | 18:57 → 21:08 | 07:02 | no | 06:59 | no | 19 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 18:57 → 21:08 | 06:11 | no | 06:10 | no | 19 Mar |
| London | 22:57 → 01:08 | 06:07 | no | 06:02 | no | 19 Mar |
| Durban | 00:57 → 03:08 | 05:59 | no | 06:00 | no | 19 Mar |
| Dubai | 02:57 → 05:08 | 06:25 | no | 06:23 | no | 19 Mar |
| Delhi | 04:27 → 06:38 | 06:27 | no | 06:25 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Kolkata | 04:27 → 06:38 | 05:42 | no | 05:41 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Singapore | 06:57 → 09:08 | 07:10 | no | 07:09 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Sydney | 09:57 → 12:08 | 06:57 | no | 06:59 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 10:57 → 13:08 | 06:10 | no | 06:11 | holds | 20 Mar |