Sunrise of Friday 13 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · 1998 · Doha
Saturday 14 March1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Determinatemargin 108 min
In Doha, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 108 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 07:34 on Fri 13 Mar to 10:07 on Sat 14 Mar.
1998-03-13T04:34:09Z → 1998-03-14T07:07:11ZSunrise is at 05:46 on the 13th and 05:45 on the 14th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 13th and is on the 14th.
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 6500 sVasantotsava, Doha, 1998: Saturday 14 March.
confidence: determinateIn Doha, Vasantotsava 1998 falls on Saturday 14 March. Pratipadā runs from 07:34 on Fri 13 Mar to 10:07 on Sat 14 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
never edited to agree
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 14 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 14 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 14 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 13th | Covered | Sunrise 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:34 → 23:07 | 06:06 | holds | 06:05 | no | 13 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:34 → 01:07 | 06:06 | holds | 06:05 | no | 13 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:34 → 02:07 | 06:12 | holds | 06:10 | no | 13 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:34 → 03:07 | 06:15 | holds | 06:14 | no | 13 Mar |
| London | 04:34 → 07:07 | 06:20 | holds | 06:18 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Durban | 06:34 → 09:07 | 05:55 | no | 05:56 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:34 → 11:07 | 06:31 | no | 06:30 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:04 → 12:37 | 06:34 | no | 06:33 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:04 → 12:37 | 05:48 | no | 05:47 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Singapore | 12:34 → 15:07 | 07:11 | no | 07:11 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Sydney | 15:34 → 18:07 | 06:53 | no | 06:53 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Suva | 16:34 → 19:07 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | holds | 14 Mar |