Sunrise of Friday 10 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:10 sunrise
04:5805:2205:4606:1006:3406:5807:22
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2028
Determinatein Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 558 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 10 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 11 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 19:06 on Fri 10 Mar to 15:27 on Sat 11 Mar.
2028-03-11T01:06:05Z → 2028-03-11T21:26:45Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:10 on the 10th and 06:08 on the 11th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 10th and is on the 11th.
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 33500 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Chicago, 2028: Saturday 11 March.
confidence: determinate
In Chicago, Vasantotsava 2028 falls on Saturday 11 March. Pratipadā runs from 19:06 on Fri 10 Mar to 15:27 on Sat 11 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 11 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 11 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 11 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 11th | Covered | Sunrise 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:06 → 13:27 | 06:08 | holds | 07:07 | no | 11 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:06 → 15:27 | 06:08 | holds | 07:07 | no | 11 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:06 → 16:27 | 06:14 | holds | 07:12 | no | 11 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:06 → 17:27 | 06:15 | holds | 06:15 | no | 11 Mar |
| London | 01:06 → 21:27 | 06:23 | holds | 06:21 | no | 11 Mar |
| Durban | 03:06 → 23:27 | 05:54 | holds | 05:55 | no | 11 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:06 → 01:27 | 06:32 | holds | 06:31 | no | 11 Mar |
| Delhi | 06:36 → 02:57 | 06:35 | no | 06:34 | no | 11 Mar |
| Kolkata | 06:36 → 02:57 | 05:49 | no | 05:48 | no | 11 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:06 → 05:27 | 07:12 | no | 07:11 | no | 11 Mar |
| Sydney | 12:06 → 08:27 | 06:52 | no | 06:52 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 13:06 → 09:27 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 12 Mar |