Sunrise of Monday 20 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
05:38 sunrise
04:2604:5005:1405:3806:0206:2606:50
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · 2000 · Doha
Tuesday 21 March2000 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Determinatemargin 75 min
In Doha, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 75 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 07:44 on Mon 20 Mar to 06:52 on Tue 21 Mar.
2000-03-20T04:44:21Z → 2000-03-21T03:52:01ZSunrise is at 05:38 on the 20th and 05:37 on the 21st.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 20th and is on the 21st.
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 4500 sVasantotsava, Doha, 2000: Tuesday 21 March.
confidence: determinateIn Doha, Vasantotsava 2000 falls on Tuesday 21 March. Pratipadā runs from 07:44 on Mon 20 Mar to 06:52 on Tue 21 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
never edited to agree
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 21 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 21 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 21 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 20th | Covered | Sunrise 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:44 → 19:52 | 05:56 | holds | 05:55 | no | 20 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:44 → 21:52 | 05:54 | holds | 05:52 | no | 20 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:44 → 22:52 | 05:59 | holds | 05:58 | no | 20 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:44 → 23:52 | 06:10 | holds | 06:10 | no | 20 Mar |
| London | 04:44 → 03:52 | 06:03 | holds | 06:01 | no | 20 Mar |
| Durban | 06:44 → 05:52 | 06:00 | no | 06:00 | no | 20 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:44 → 07:52 | 06:23 | no | 06:22 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:14 → 09:22 | 06:25 | no | 06:24 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:14 → 09:22 | 05:41 | no | 05:40 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Singapore | 12:44 → 11:52 | 07:09 | no | 07:09 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Sydney | 15:44 → 14:52 | 06:58 | no | 06:59 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Suva | 16:44 → 15:52 | 06:10 | no | 06:11 | holds | 21 Mar |