Sunrise of Wednesday 26 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
05:32 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 06:01:47
04:2004:4405:0805:3205:5606:2006:44
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · 1986 · Doha
Wednesday 26 March1986 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Boundarymargin 29 min
In Doha, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Pratipadā reaches sunrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes
The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at sunrise
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Pratipadā runs from 06:02 on Wed 26 Mar to 03:25 on Thu 27 Mar.
1986-03-26T03:01:47Z → 1986-03-27T00:25:01ZSunrise is at 05:32 on the 26th and 05:31 on the 27th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 26th and is not on the 27th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105Neither sunrise qualifies, and the source does not say what then. The day the tithi falls on is taken, as a boundary.
no day qualifies → tithi-day, the ruleset's fallback · margin 1761 sVasantotsava, Doha, 1986: Wednesday 26 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)In Doha, Vasantotsava 1986 falls on Wednesday 26 March. Pratipadā runs from 06:02 on Wed 26 Mar to 03:25 on Thu 27 Mar, and is current at sunrise on neither day. The rule does not say what then; the day Pratipadā falls on is taken. The rule does not settle this date cleanly.
never edited to agree
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 26 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 26 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 26 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Doha. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
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 clocks
| Place | Pratipadā | Sunrise 26th | Covered | Sunrise 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:02 → 16:25 | 05:49 | holds | 05:48 | no | 26 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:02 → 18:25 | 05:44 | holds | 05:43 | no | 26 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:02 → 19:25 | 05:50 | holds | 05:49 | no | 26 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:02 → 20:25 | 06:07 | holds | 06:06 | no | 26 Mar |
| London | 03:02 → 00:25 | 05:51 | holds | 05:48 | no | 26 Mar |
| Durban | 05:02 → 02:25 | 06:03 | holds | 06:03 | no | 26 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:02 → 04:25 | 06:17 | no | 06:16 | no | 26 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:32 → 05:55 | 06:19 | no | 06:18 | no | 26 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:32 → 05:55 | 05:36 | no | 05:35 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:02 → 08:25 | 07:07 | no | 07:07 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:02 → 10:25 | 06:03 | no | 06:03 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Suva | 15:02 → 12:25 | 06:11 | no | 06:12 | holds | 27 Mar |