Sunrise of Thursday 23 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
05:38 sunrise
04:2604:5005:1405:3806:0206:2606:50
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1989
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 543 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Thursday 23 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Friday 24 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 17:58 on Wed 22 Mar to 20:33 on Thu 23 Mar.
1989-03-22T09:57:56Z → 1989-03-23T12:33:20Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:38 on the 23rd and 05:36 on the 24th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 23rd and is not on the 24th.
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 32589 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Daqing, 1989: Thursday 23 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Vasantotsava 1989 falls on Thursday 23 March. Pratipadā runs from 17:58 on Wed 22 Mar to 20:33 on Thu 23 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 23 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 23 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 23 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 22nd | Covered | Sunrise 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:58 → 04:33 | 05:54 | holds | 05:53 | no | 22 Mar |
| Chicago | 03:58 → 06:33 | 05:51 | holds | 05:49 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Jersey City | 04:58 → 07:33 | 05:57 | holds | 05:55 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 05:58 → 08:33 | 06:09 | holds | 06:09 | holds | 22 Mar |
| London | 09:58 → 12:33 | 05:59 | no | 05:57 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Durban | 11:58 → 14:33 | 06:01 | no | 06:01 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Dubai | 13:58 → 16:33 | 06:21 | no | 06:20 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Delhi | 15:28 → 18:03 | 06:23 | no | 06:22 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Kolkata | 15:28 → 18:03 | 05:39 | no | 05:38 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Singapore | 17:58 → 20:33 | 07:08 | no | 07:08 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Sydney | 19:58 → 22:33 | 06:00 | no | 06:01 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Suva | 21:58 → 00:33 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 23 Mar |