Sunrise of Wednesday 23 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
05:35 sunrise
04:2304:4705:1105:3505:5906:2306:47
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · 2016 · Doha
Thursday 24 March2016 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Determinatemargin 566 min
In Doha, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 566 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 15:01 on Wed 23 Mar to 17:30 on Thu 24 Mar.
2016-03-23T12:00:50Z → 2016-03-24T14:30:18ZSunrise is at 05:35 on the 23rd and 05:34 on the 24th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 23rd and is on the 24th.
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 33962 sVasantotsava, Doha, 2016: Thursday 24 March.
confidence: determinateIn Doha, Vasantotsava 2016 falls on Thursday 24 March. Pratipadā runs from 15:01 on Wed 23 Mar to 17:30 on Thu 24 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
never edited to agree
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 24 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 24 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 24 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 23rd | Covered | Sunrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:01 → 07:30 | 06:52 | holds | 06:51 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:01 → 09:30 | 06:48 | no | 06:46 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:01 → 10:30 | 06:54 | no | 06:53 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:01 → 10:30 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 24 Mar |
| London | 12:01 → 14:30 | 05:56 | no | 05:54 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 14:01 → 16:30 | 06:02 | no | 06:02 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:01 → 18:30 | 06:20 | no | 06:19 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:31 → 20:00 | 06:22 | no | 06:20 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:31 → 20:00 | 05:38 | no | 05:37 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:01 → 22:30 | 07:08 | no | 07:08 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:01 → 01:30 | 07:01 | no | 07:02 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 00:01 → 02:30 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 24 Mar |