Sunrise of Monday 20 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · 2000 · Georgetown
Monday 20 March2000 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Determinatemargin 313 min
In Georgetown, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 313 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes
The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Pratipadā runs from 00:44 on Mon 20 Mar to 23:52 on Mon 20 Mar.
2000-03-20T04:44:21Z → 2000-03-21T03:52:01ZSunrise is at 05:57 on the 20th and 05:56 on the 21st.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 20th and is not 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 18751 sVasantotsava, Georgetown, 2000: Monday 20 March.
confidence: determinateIn Georgetown, Vasantotsava 2000 falls on Monday 20 March. Pratipadā runs from 00:44 on Mon 20 Mar to 23:52 on Mon 20 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
never edited to agree
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 20 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 20 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 20 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Georgetown. | ||
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 |