Sunrise of Tuesday 18 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:35 sunrise
05:2305:4706:1106:3506:5907:2307:47
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2003
Determinatein Datong, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 513 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Tuesday 18 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Wednesday 19 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 18:35 on Tue 18 Mar to 15:07 on Wed 19 Mar.
2003-03-18T10:34:34Z → 2003-03-19T07:06:50Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:35 on the 18th and 06:34 on the 19th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 18th and is on the 19th.
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 30793 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Datong, 2003: Wednesday 19 March.
confidence: determinate
In Datong, Vasantotsava 2003 falls on Wednesday 19 March. Pratipadā runs from 18:35 on Tue 18 Mar to 15:07 on Wed 19 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 19 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 19 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 19 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 18th | Covered | Sunrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:35 → 23:07 | 06:00 | holds | 05:59 | no | 18 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:35 → 01:07 | 05:58 | holds | 05:56 | no | 18 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:35 → 02:07 | 06:04 | holds | 06:02 | no | 18 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 06:35 → 03:07 | 06:12 | no | 06:11 | no | 18 Mar |
| London | 10:35 → 07:07 | 06:09 | no | 06:07 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Durban | 12:35 → 09:07 | 05:58 | no | 05:59 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Dubai | 14:35 → 11:07 | 06:26 | no | 06:25 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Delhi | 16:05 → 12:37 | 06:28 | no | 06:27 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Kolkata | 16:05 → 12:37 | 05:43 | no | 05:43 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:35 → 15:07 | 07:10 | no | 07:10 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Sydney | 21:35 → 18:07 | 06:56 | no | 06:57 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Suva | 22:35 → 19:07 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | holds | 19 Mar |