Sunrise of Tuesday 18 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
05:41 sunrise
04:2904:5305:1705:4106:0506:2906:53
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · 2003 · Doha
Wednesday 19 March2003 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Determinatemargin 267 min
In Doha, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 267 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 13:35 on Tue 18 Mar to 10:07 on Wed 19 Mar.
2003-03-18T10:34:34Z → 2003-03-19T07:06:50ZSunrise is at 05:41 on the 18th and 05:40 on the 19th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 18th and is on the 19th.
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 16017 sVasantotsava, Doha, 2003: Wednesday 19 March.
confidence: determinateIn Doha, Vasantotsava 2003 falls on Wednesday 19 March. Pratipadā runs from 13:35 on Tue 18 Mar to 10:07 on Wed 19 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
never edited to agree
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 19 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 19 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 19 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 18th | Covered | Sunrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:35 → 23:07 | 06:00 | holds | 05:59 | no | 18 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:35 → 01:07 | 05:58 | holds | 05:56 | no | 18 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:35 → 02:07 | 06:04 | holds | 06:02 | no | 18 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 06:35 → 03:07 | 06:12 | no | 06:11 | no | 18 Mar |
| London | 10:35 → 07:07 | 06:09 | no | 06:07 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Durban | 12:35 → 09:07 | 05:58 | no | 05:59 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Dubai | 14:35 → 11:07 | 06:26 | no | 06:25 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Delhi | 16:05 → 12:37 | 06:28 | no | 06:27 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Kolkata | 16:05 → 12:37 | 05:43 | no | 05:43 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:35 → 15:07 | 07:10 | no | 07:10 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Sydney | 21:35 → 18:07 | 06:56 | no | 06:57 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Suva | 22:35 → 19:07 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | holds | 19 Mar |