Sunrise of Saturday 23 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
07:12 sunrise
06:0006:2406:4807:1207:3608:0008:24
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1940
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 280 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 23 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 24 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 15:33 on Sat 23 Mar to 10:53 on Sun 24 Mar.
1940-03-23T19:33:15Z → 1940-03-24T15:52:36Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 07:12 on the 23rd and 06:13 on the 24th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
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. 105
Tie-break
Only one sunrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 16804 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Lima, 1940: Sunday 24 March.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Vasantotsava 1940 falls on Sunday 24 March. Pratipadā runs from 15:33 on Sat 23 Mar to 10:53 on Sun 24 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 24 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 24 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 24 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 23rd | Covered | Sunrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:33 → 07:53 | 05:53 | no | 05:51 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Chicago | 13:33 → 09:53 | 05:49 | no | 05:47 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Jersey City | 14:33 → 10:53 | 05:55 | no | 05:54 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 15:33 → 11:53 | 06:09 | no | 06:08 | holds | 24 Mar |
| London | 20:33 → 16:53 | 06:57 | no | 06:55 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 21:33 → 17:53 | 06:01 | no | 06:02 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Dubai | 23:33 → 19:53 | 06:20 | no | 06:19 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Delhi | 01:03 → 21:23 | 06:22 | no | 06:21 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Kolkata | 01:03 → 21:23 | 05:39 | no | 05:38 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 02:53 → 23:13 | 06:28 | no | 06:28 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 05:33 → 01:53 | 06:00 | no | 06:01 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 07:33 → 03:53 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | no | 24 Mar |