Sunrise of Wednesday 11 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:02 sunrise
04:5005:1405:3806:0206:2606:5007:14
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2009
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 182 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 11 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 12 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 10:38 on Wed 11 Mar to 09:02 on Thu 12 Mar.
2009-03-11T02:37:44Z → 2009-03-12T01:01:38Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:02 on the 11th and 06:00 on the 12th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 11th and is on the 12th.
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 10919 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Daqing, 2009: Thursday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Vasantotsava 2009 falls on Thursday 12 March. Pratipadā runs from 10:38 on Wed 11 Mar to 09:02 on Thu 12 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 12 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 11th | Covered | Sunrise 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:38 → 18:02 | 07:09 | holds | 07:07 | no | 11 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:38 → 20:02 | 07:09 | holds | 07:07 | no | 11 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:38 → 21:02 | 07:14 | holds | 07:13 | no | 11 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:38 → 21:02 | 06:16 | holds | 06:15 | no | 11 Mar |
| London | 02:38 → 01:02 | 06:24 | holds | 06:22 | no | 11 Mar |
| Durban | 04:38 → 03:02 | 05:54 | holds | 05:55 | no | 11 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:38 → 05:02 | 06:32 | no | 06:31 | no | 11 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:08 → 06:32 | 06:36 | no | 06:35 | no | 11 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:08 → 06:32 | 05:49 | no | 05:49 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:38 → 09:02 | 07:12 | no | 07:12 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:38 → 12:02 | 06:51 | no | 06:52 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 14:38 → 13:02 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 12 Mar |