Sunrise of Monday 13 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:42 sunrise
05:3005:5406:1806:4207:0607:3007:54
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2017
Determinatein Datong, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 439 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 13 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 14 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 22:54 on Sun 12 Mar to 23:22 on Mon 13 Mar.
2017-03-12T14:53:47Z → 2017-03-13T15:21:58Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:42 on the 13th and 06:41 on the 14th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 13th and is not on the 14th.
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 26322 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Datong, 2017: Monday 13 March.
confidence: determinate
In Datong, Vasantotsava 2017 falls on Monday 13 March. Pratipadā runs from 22:54 on Sun 12 Mar to 23:22 on Mon 13 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 13 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 13 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 13 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 12th | Covered | Sunrise 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:54 → 08:22 | 07:07 | no | 07:06 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Chicago | 09:54 → 10:22 | 07:07 | no | 07:06 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Jersey City | 10:54 → 11:22 | 07:13 | no | 07:11 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 10:54 → 11:22 | 06:15 | no | 06:14 | holds | 13 Mar |
| London | 14:54 → 15:22 | 06:21 | no | 06:19 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Durban | 16:54 → 17:22 | 05:55 | no | 05:55 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Dubai | 18:54 → 19:22 | 06:31 | no | 06:30 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Delhi | 20:24 → 20:52 | 06:35 | no | 06:33 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Kolkata | 20:24 → 20:52 | 05:48 | no | 05:48 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Singapore | 22:54 → 23:22 | 07:12 | no | 07:11 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Sydney | 01:54 → 02:22 | 06:52 | no | 06:53 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Suva | 02:54 → 03:22 | 06:08 | no | 06:09 | holds | 13 Mar |