Sunrise of Saturday 15 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
05:56 sunrise
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Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1930
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 177 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 15 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 16 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 02:58 on Sat 15 Mar to 00:18 on Sun 16 Mar.
1930-03-14T18:58:13Z → 1930-03-15T16:17:41Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:56 on the 15th and 05:54 on the 16th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 15th and is not on the 16th.
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 10640 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Daqing, 1930: Saturday 15 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Vasantotsava 1930 falls on Saturday 15 March. Pratipadā runs from 02:58 on Sat 15 Mar to 00:18 on Sun 16 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 15 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 15 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 15 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 | 10:58 → 08:18 | 06:06 | no | 06:05 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Chicago | 12:58 → 10:18 | 06:06 | no | 06:04 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Jersey City | 13:58 → 11:18 | 06:11 | no | 06:09 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 14:58 → 12:18 | 06:14 | no | 06:14 | holds | 15 Mar |
| London | 18:58 → 16:18 | 06:19 | no | 06:17 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Durban | 20:58 → 18:18 | 05:55 | no | 05:56 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Dubai | 22:58 → 20:18 | 06:30 | no | 06:29 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Delhi | 00:28 → 21:48 | 06:33 | no | 06:32 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Kolkata | 00:28 → 21:48 | 05:48 | no | 05:47 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Singapore | 01:58 → 23:18 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Sydney | 04:58 → 02:18 | 05:53 | no | 05:54 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Suva | 06:58 → 04:18 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | no | 15 Mar |