Sunrise of Sunday 15 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · 1987 · Doha
Monday 16 March1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Determinatemargin 629 min
In Doha, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 629 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes
The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Pratipadā runs from 16:13 on Sun 15 Mar to 16:12 on Mon 16 Mar.
1987-03-15T13:12:41Z → 1987-03-16T13:12:08ZSunrise is at 05:44 on the 15th and 05:43 on the 16th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 15th and is on the 16th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105Only one sunrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
one day qualifies → only-day · margin 37713 sVasantotsava, Doha, 1987: Monday 16 March.
confidence: determinateIn Doha, Vasantotsava 1987 falls on Monday 16 March. Pratipadā runs from 16:13 on Sun 15 Mar to 16:12 on Mon 16 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
never edited to agree
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 16 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 16 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 16 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 15th | Covered | Sunrise 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:13 → 05:12 | 06:04 | holds | 06:03 | no | 15 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:13 → 07:12 | 06:04 | no | 06:02 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:13 → 08:12 | 06:09 | no | 06:07 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 09:13 → 09:12 | 06:14 | no | 06:13 | holds | 16 Mar |
| London | 13:13 → 13:12 | 06:16 | no | 06:14 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Durban | 15:13 → 15:12 | 05:56 | no | 05:57 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Dubai | 17:13 → 17:12 | 06:29 | no | 06:28 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Delhi | 18:43 → 18:42 | 06:32 | no | 06:31 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Kolkata | 18:43 → 18:42 | 05:46 | no | 05:45 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Singapore | 21:13 → 21:12 | 07:11 | no | 07:11 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:13 → 23:12 | 05:54 | no | 05:55 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Suva | 01:13 → 01:12 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | holds | 16 Mar |