Sunrise of Monday 16 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
05:53 sunrise
04:4105:0505:2905:5306:1706:4107:05
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1987
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 519 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 16 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 17 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 21:13 on Sun 15 Mar to 21:12 on Mon 16 Mar.
1987-03-15T13:12:41Z → 1987-03-16T13:12:08Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:53 on the 16th and 05:51 on the 17th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 16th and is not on the 17th.
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 31147 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Daqing, 1987: Monday 16 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Vasantotsava 1987 falls on Monday 16 March. Pratipadā runs from 21:13 on Sun 15 Mar to 21:12 on Mon 16 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 16 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 16 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 16 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 15th | Covered | Sunrise 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:13 → 05:12 | 06:04 | holds | 06:03 | no | 15 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:13 → 07:12 | 06:04 | no | 06:02 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:13 → 08:12 | 06:09 | no | 06:07 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 09:13 → 09:12 | 06:14 | no | 06:13 | holds | 16 Mar |
| London | 13:13 → 13:12 | 06:16 | no | 06:14 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Durban | 15:13 → 15:12 | 05:56 | no | 05:57 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Dubai | 17:13 → 17:12 | 06:29 | no | 06:28 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Delhi | 18:43 → 18:42 | 06:32 | no | 06:31 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Kolkata | 18:43 → 18:42 | 05:46 | no | 05:45 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Singapore | 21:13 → 21:12 | 07:11 | no | 07:11 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:13 → 23:12 | 05:54 | no | 05:55 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Suva | 01:13 → 01:12 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | holds | 16 Mar |