Sunrise of Sunday 21 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
05:42 sunrise
04:3004:5405:1805:4206:0606:3006:54
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2038
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 37 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Sunday 21 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Monday 22 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 10:10 on Sun 21 Mar to 06:17 on Mon 22 Mar.
2038-03-21T02:09:38Z → 2038-03-21T22:17:12Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:42 on the 21st and 05:40 on the 22nd.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 21st and is on the 22nd.
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 2222 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Daqing, 2038: Monday 22 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Vasantotsava 2038 falls on Monday 22 March. Pratipadā runs from 10:10 on Sun 21 Mar to 06:17 on Mon 22 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 22 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 22 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 22 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 21st | Covered | Sunrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:10 → 15:17 | 06:55 | holds | 06:54 | no | 21 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:10 → 17:17 | 06:52 | holds | 06:50 | no | 21 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:10 → 18:17 | 06:58 | holds | 06:56 | no | 21 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:10 → 18:17 | 06:10 | holds | 06:09 | no | 21 Mar |
| London | 02:10 → 22:17 | 06:01 | holds | 05:59 | no | 21 Mar |
| Durban | 04:10 → 00:17 | 06:00 | holds | 06:01 | no | 21 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:10 → 02:17 | 06:22 | holds | 06:21 | no | 21 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:40 → 03:47 | 06:24 | no | 06:23 | no | 21 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:40 → 03:47 | 05:40 | no | 05:39 | no | 21 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:10 → 06:17 | 07:09 | no | 07:08 | no | 21 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:10 → 09:17 | 06:59 | no | 07:00 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Suva | 14:10 → 10:17 | 06:10 | no | 06:11 | holds | 22 Mar |