Sunrise of Wednesday 14 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
06:40 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 06:14:14
05:2805:5206:1606:4007:0407:2807:52
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1979
Determinatein Daegu, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 25 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 14 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 15 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 06:14 on Wed 14 Mar to 08:02 on Thu 15 Mar.
1979-03-13T21:14:15Z → 1979-03-14T23:01:55Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:40 on the 14th and 06:38 on the 15th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 14th and is on the 15th.
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 1524 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Daegu, 1979: Wednesday 14 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daegu, Vasantotsava 1979 falls on Wednesday 14 March. Pratipadā runs from 06:14 on Wed 14 Mar to 08:02 on Thu 15 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 14 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 14 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 14 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daegu. | ||
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 13th | Covered | Sunrise 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:14 → 15:02 | 06:07 | no | 06:06 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:14 → 17:02 | 06:07 | no | 06:05 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:14 → 18:02 | 06:12 | no | 06:11 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:14 → 19:02 | 06:15 | no | 06:14 | holds | 14 Mar |
| London | 21:14 → 23:02 | 06:21 | no | 06:19 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Durban | 23:14 → 01:02 | 05:55 | no | 05:55 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:14 → 03:02 | 06:31 | no | 06:30 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:44 → 04:32 | 06:34 | no | 06:33 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:44 → 04:32 | 05:48 | no | 05:47 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:44 → 06:32 | 06:42 | no | 06:41 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:14 → 09:02 | 05:52 | no | 05:53 | no | 15 Mar |
| Suva | 09:14 → 11:02 | 06:08 | no | 06:09 | no | 15 Mar |