Sunrise of Friday 14 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
05:56 sunrise
04:4405:0805:3205:5606:2006:4407:08
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2025
Determinatein Durban, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 179 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 14 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 15 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 08:55 on Fri 14 Mar to 11:04 on Sat 15 Mar.
2025-03-14T06:54:39Z → 2025-03-15T09:03:40Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:56 on the 14th and 05:56 on the 15th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 14th and is on the 15th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one sunrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 10730 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Durban, 2025: Saturday 15 March.
confidence: determinate
In Durban, Vasantotsava 2025 falls on Saturday 15 March. Pratipadā runs from 08:55 on Fri 14 Mar to 11:04 on Sat 15 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 15 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 15 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 15 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Durban. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/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 clock times.
| Place | Pratipadā | Sunrise 14th | Covered | Sunrise 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:55 → 02:04 | 07:04 | holds | 07:03 | no | 14 Mar |
| Chicago | 01:55 → 04:04 | 07:04 | holds | 07:02 | no | 14 Mar |
| Jersey City | 02:55 → 05:04 | 07:09 | holds | 07:08 | no | 14 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 02:55 → 05:04 | 06:14 | holds | 06:13 | no | 14 Mar |
| London | 06:55 → 09:04 | 06:17 | no | 06:15 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Durban | 08:55 → 11:04 | 05:56 | no | 05:56 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Dubai | 10:55 → 13:04 | 06:29 | no | 06:28 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Delhi | 12:25 → 14:34 | 06:32 | no | 06:31 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Kolkata | 12:25 → 14:34 | 05:47 | no | 05:46 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Singapore | 14:55 → 17:04 | 07:11 | no | 07:11 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Sydney | 17:55 → 20:04 | 06:54 | no | 06:55 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Suva | 18:55 → 21:04 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | holds | 15 Mar |