Sunrise of Saturday 24 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
05:38 sunrise
04:2604:5005:1405:3806:0206:2606:50
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1951
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 648 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 24 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 25 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 18:50 on Fri 23 Mar to 17:04 on Sat 24 Mar.
1951-03-23T10:49:47Z → 1951-03-24T09:03:50Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:38 on the 24th and 05:36 on the 25th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 24th and is not on the 25th.
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 38897 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Daqing, 1951: Saturday 24 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Vasantotsava 1951 falls on Saturday 24 March. Pratipadā runs from 18:50 on Fri 23 Mar to 17:04 on Sat 24 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 24 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 24 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 24 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 23rd | Covered | Sunrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:50 → 01:04 | 05:54 | holds | 05:52 | no | 23 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:50 → 03:04 | 05:50 | holds | 05:49 | no | 23 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:50 → 04:04 | 05:56 | holds | 05:55 | no | 23 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 06:50 → 05:04 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | no | 23 Mar |
| London | 10:50 → 09:04 | 05:59 | no | 05:57 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 12:50 → 11:04 | 06:01 | no | 06:01 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Dubai | 14:50 → 13:04 | 06:21 | no | 06:20 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Delhi | 16:20 → 14:34 | 06:23 | no | 06:22 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Kolkata | 16:20 → 14:34 | 05:39 | no | 05:38 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:20 → 16:34 | 06:38 | no | 06:38 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:50 → 19:04 | 06:00 | no | 06:01 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 22:50 → 21:04 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 24 Mar |