Sunrise of Friday 12 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:01 sunrise
04:4905:1305:3706:0106:2506:4907:13
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1971
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 272 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 12 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 13 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 10:34 on Fri 12 Mar to 13:09 on Sat 13 Mar.
1971-03-12T02:33:34Z → 1971-03-13T05:09:16Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:01 on the 12th and 05:59 on the 13th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 12th and is on the 13th.
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 16342 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Daqing, 1971: Saturday 13 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Vasantotsava 1971 falls on Saturday 13 March. Pratipadā runs from 10:34 on Fri 12 Mar to 13:09 on Sat 13 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 13 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 13 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 13 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 12th | Covered | Sunrise 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:34 → 21:09 | 06:08 | holds | 06:07 | no | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 20:34 → 23:09 | 06:09 | holds | 06:07 | no | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 21:34 → 00:09 | 06:14 | holds | 06:13 | no | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:34 → 01:09 | 06:16 | holds | 06:15 | no | 12 Mar |
| London | 03:34 → 06:09 | 07:23 | holds | 07:21 | no | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 04:34 → 07:09 | 05:54 | holds | 05:55 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:34 → 09:09 | 06:32 | no | 06:31 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:04 → 10:39 | 06:36 | no | 06:34 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:04 → 10:39 | 05:49 | no | 05:48 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:04 → 12:39 | 06:42 | no | 06:42 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Sydney | 12:34 → 15:09 | 05:52 | no | 05:52 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Suva | 14:34 → 17:09 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 13 Mar |