Sunrise of Friday 18 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
06:12 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 05:24:01
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1927
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 48 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 18 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 19 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:24 on Fri 18 Mar to 07:52 on Sat 19 Mar.
1927-03-18T10:24:01Z → 1927-03-19T12:51:36Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:12 on the 18th and 06:12 on the 19th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 18th and is on the 19th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both sunrises qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 2895 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Lima, 1927: Friday 18 March.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Vasantotsava 1927 falls on Friday 18 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:24 on Fri 18 Mar to 07:52 on Sat 19 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 18 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 18 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 18 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Lima. | ||
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 18th | Covered | Sunrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:24 → 04:52 | 06:01 | holds | 05:59 | no | 18 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:24 → 06:52 | 05:59 | holds | 05:58 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:24 → 07:52 | 06:05 | holds | 06:03 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 06:24 → 08:52 | 06:12 | no | 06:12 | holds | 19 Mar |
| London | 10:24 → 12:52 | 06:11 | no | 06:08 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Durban | 12:24 → 14:52 | 05:58 | no | 05:58 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Dubai | 14:24 → 16:52 | 06:26 | no | 06:25 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Delhi | 15:54 → 18:22 | 06:29 | no | 06:28 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Kolkata | 15:54 → 18:22 | 05:44 | no | 05:43 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Singapore | 17:24 → 19:52 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:24 → 22:52 | 05:56 | no | 05:57 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Suva | 22:24 → 00:52 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | holds | 19 Mar |