Sunrise of Friday 29 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:48 sunrise
05:3606:0006:2406:4807:1207:3608:00
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2002
Determinatein Chongqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 263 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 29 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 30 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 02:25 on Fri 29 Mar to 22:36 on Fri 29 Mar.
2002-03-28T18:24:53Z → 2002-03-29T14:35:51Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:48 on the 29th and 06:47 on the 30th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 29th and is not on the 30th.
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 15779 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Chongqing, 2002: Friday 29 March.
confidence: determinate
In Chongqing, Vasantotsava 2002 falls on Friday 29 March. Pratipadā runs from 02:25 on Fri 29 Mar to 22:36 on Fri 29 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 29 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 29 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 29 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chongqing. | ||
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 28th | Covered | Sunrise 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:25 → 06:36 | 05:46 | no | 05:45 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Chicago | 12:25 → 08:36 | 05:41 | no | 05:39 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Jersey City | 13:25 → 09:36 | 05:47 | no | 05:45 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 14:25 → 10:36 | 06:06 | no | 06:05 | holds | 29 Mar |
| London | 18:25 → 14:36 | 05:46 | no | 05:44 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Durban | 20:25 → 16:36 | 06:04 | no | 06:05 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Dubai | 22:25 → 18:36 | 06:15 | no | 06:14 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Delhi | 23:55 → 20:06 | 06:17 | no | 06:15 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Kolkata | 23:55 → 20:06 | 05:34 | no | 05:33 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Singapore | 02:25 → 22:36 | 07:06 | no | 07:06 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Sydney | 05:25 → 01:36 | 07:04 | no | 07:05 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Suva | 06:25 → 02:36 | 06:12 | no | 06:12 | no | 29 Mar |