Sunrise of Friday 14 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
07:04 sunrise
05:5206:1606:4007:0407:2807:5208:16
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2025
Determinatein Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 178 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 14 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 15 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 01:55 on Fri 14 Mar to 04:04 on Sat 15 Mar.
2025-03-14T06:54:39Z → 2025-03-15T09:03:40Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 07:04 on the 14th and 07:02 on the 15th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 14th and is not on the 15th.
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 10708 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Chicago, 2025: Friday 14 March.
confidence: determinate
In Chicago, Vasantotsava 2025 falls on Friday 14 March. Pratipadā runs from 01:55 on Fri 14 Mar to 04:04 on Sat 15 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 14 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 14 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 14 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chicago. | ||
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 | 23:55 → 02:04 | 07:04 | holds | 07:03 | no | 14 Mar |
| Chicago | 01:55 → 04:04 | 07:04 | holds | 07:02 | no | 14 Mar |
| Jersey City | 02:55 → 05:04 | 07:09 | holds | 07:08 | no | 14 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 02:55 → 05:04 | 06:14 | holds | 06:13 | no | 14 Mar |
| London | 06:55 → 09:04 | 06:17 | no | 06:15 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Durban | 08:55 → 11:04 | 05:56 | no | 05:56 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Dubai | 10:55 → 13:04 | 06:29 | no | 06:28 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Delhi | 12:25 → 14:34 | 06:32 | no | 06:31 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Kolkata | 12:25 → 14:34 | 05:47 | no | 05:46 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Singapore | 14:55 → 17:04 | 07:11 | no | 07:11 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Sydney | 17:55 → 20:04 | 06:54 | no | 06:55 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Suva | 18:55 → 21:04 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | holds | 15 Mar |