Sunrise of Wednesday 16 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
05:42 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 04:37:26
04:3004:5405:1805:4206:0606:3006:54
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · 2033 · Doha
Wednesday 16 March2033 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Determinatemargin 65 min
In Doha, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 65 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes
The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Pratipadā runs from 04:37 on Wed 16 Mar to 07:15 on Thu 17 Mar.
2033-03-16T01:37:27Z → 2033-03-17T04:15:06ZSunrise is at 05:42 on the 16th and 05:41 on the 17th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 16th and is on the 17th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105Both sunrises qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 3885 sVasantotsava, Doha, 2033: Wednesday 16 March.
confidence: determinateIn Doha, Vasantotsava 2033 falls on Wednesday 16 March. Pratipadā runs from 04:37 on Wed 16 Mar to 07:15 on Thu 17 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
never edited to agree
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 16 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 16 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 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 16th | Covered | Sunrise 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:37 → 21:15 | 07:02 | holds | 07:00 | no | 16 Mar |
| Chicago | 20:37 → 23:15 | 07:00 | holds | 06:59 | no | 16 Mar |
| Jersey City | 21:37 → 00:15 | 07:06 | holds | 07:04 | no | 16 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:37 → 00:15 | 06:13 | holds | 06:12 | no | 16 Mar |
| London | 01:37 → 04:15 | 06:12 | holds | 06:10 | no | 16 Mar |
| Durban | 03:37 → 06:15 | 05:57 | holds | 05:58 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:37 → 08:15 | 06:27 | holds | 06:26 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:07 → 09:45 | 06:30 | no | 06:29 | holds | 17 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:07 → 09:45 | 05:45 | no | 05:44 | holds | 17 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:37 → 12:15 | 07:10 | no | 07:10 | holds | 17 Mar |
| Sydney | 12:37 → 15:15 | 06:55 | no | 06:56 | holds | 17 Mar |
| Suva | 13:37 → 16:15 | 06:09 | no | 06:10 | holds | 17 Mar |