Sunrise of Saturday 22 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:29 sunrise
05:1705:4106:0506:2906:5307:1707:41
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1913
Determinatein Datong, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 609 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 22 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 23 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 19:56 on Sat 22 Mar to 16:36 on Sun 23 Mar.
1913-03-22T11:55:51Z → 1913-03-23T08:35:58Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:29 on the 22nd and 06:27 on the 23rd.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 22nd and is on the 23rd.
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 36510 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Datong, 1913: Sunday 23 March.
confidence: determinate
In Datong, Vasantotsava 1913 falls on Sunday 23 March. Pratipadā runs from 19:56 on Sat 22 Mar to 16:36 on Sun 23 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 23 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 23 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 23 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Datong. | ||
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 | 03:56 → 00:36 | 05:55 | holds | 05:53 | no | 22 Mar |
| Chicago | 05:56 → 02:36 | 05:52 | no | 05:50 | no | 22 Mar |
| Jersey City | 06:56 → 03:36 | 05:58 | no | 05:56 | no | 22 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 07:56 → 04:36 | 06:10 | no | 06:09 | no | 22 Mar |
| London | 11:56 → 08:36 | 06:01 | no | 05:58 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Durban | 13:56 → 10:36 | 06:00 | no | 06:01 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Dubai | 15:37 → 12:17 | 06:03 | no | 06:02 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:26 → 14:06 | 06:24 | no | 06:23 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:26 → 14:06 | 05:40 | no | 05:39 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:56 → 15:36 | 06:09 | no | 06:08 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Sydney | 21:56 → 18:36 | 05:59 | no | 06:00 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Suva | 23:51 → 20:31 | 06:06 | no | 06:06 | holds | 23 Mar |