Sunrise of Friday 17 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
05:51 sunrise
04:3905:0305:2705:5106:1506:3907:03
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1995
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 96 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 17 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 18 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 09:26 on Fri 17 Mar to 07:26 on Sat 18 Mar.
1995-03-17T01:25:37Z → 1995-03-17T23:25:35Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:51 on the 17th and 05:49 on the 18th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 17th and is on the 18th.
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 5785 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Daqing, 1995: Saturday 18 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Vasantotsava 1995 falls on Saturday 18 March. Pratipadā runs from 09:26 on Fri 17 Mar to 07:26 on Sat 18 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 18 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 18 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 18 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 17th | Covered | Sunrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:26 → 15:26 | 06:01 | holds | 06:00 | no | 17 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:26 → 17:26 | 06:00 | holds | 05:58 | no | 17 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:26 → 18:26 | 06:06 | holds | 06:04 | no | 17 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:26 → 19:26 | 06:13 | holds | 06:12 | no | 17 Mar |
| London | 01:26 → 23:26 | 06:12 | holds | 06:09 | no | 17 Mar |
| Durban | 03:26 → 01:26 | 05:57 | holds | 05:58 | no | 17 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:26 → 03:26 | 06:27 | holds | 06:26 | no | 17 Mar |
| Delhi | 06:56 → 04:56 | 06:30 | no | 06:29 | no | 17 Mar |
| Kolkata | 06:56 → 04:56 | 05:44 | no | 05:44 | no | 17 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:26 → 07:26 | 07:10 | no | 07:10 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:26 → 09:26 | 05:56 | no | 05:56 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Suva | 13:26 → 11:26 | 06:09 | no | 06:10 | holds | 18 Mar |