Sunrise of Saturday 20 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
05:45 sunrise
04:3304:5705:2105:4506:0906:3306:57
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1954
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 403 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 20 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 21 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 20:42 on Fri 19 Mar to 23:00 on Sat 20 Mar.
1954-03-19T12:42:24Z → 1954-03-20T15:00:13Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:45 on the 20th and 05:43 on the 21st.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 20th and is not on the 21st.
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 24192 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Daqing, 1954: Saturday 20 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Vasantotsava 1954 falls on Saturday 20 March. Pratipadā runs from 20:42 on Fri 19 Mar to 23:00 on Sat 20 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 20 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 20 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 20 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 19th | Covered | Sunrise 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:42 → 07:00 | 05:59 | holds | 05:57 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Chicago | 06:42 → 09:00 | 05:57 | no | 05:55 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Jersey City | 07:42 → 10:00 | 06:02 | no | 06:01 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:42 → 11:00 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 20 Mar |
| London | 12:42 → 15:00 | 06:07 | no | 06:05 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Durban | 14:42 → 17:00 | 05:59 | no | 05:59 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:42 → 19:00 | 06:25 | no | 06:24 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Delhi | 18:12 → 20:30 | 06:27 | no | 06:26 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Kolkata | 18:12 → 20:30 | 05:43 | no | 05:42 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:12 → 22:30 | 06:40 | no | 06:39 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 22:42 → 01:00 | 05:57 | no | 05:58 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 00:42 → 03:00 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | holds | 20 Mar |