Sunrise of Thursday 13 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
06:12 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 06:46:42
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1941
Boundaryin Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Pratipadā reaches sunrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Thursday 13 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Friday 14 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 06:47 on Thu 13 Mar to 03:30 on Fri 14 Mar.
1941-03-13T11:46:43Z → 1941-03-14T08:30:02Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:12 on the 13th and 06:12 on the 14th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 13th and is not on the 14th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither sunrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → tithi-day · margin 2082 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Lima, 1941: Thursday 13 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Lima, Vasantotsava 1941 falls on Thursday 13 March. Pratipadā runs from 06:47 on Thu 13 Mar to 03:30 on Fri 14 Mar, and is current at sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 13 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 13 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 13 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 13th | Covered | Sunrise 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:47 → 00:30 | 06:07 | holds | 06:05 | no | 13 Mar |
| Chicago | 05:47 → 02:30 | 06:07 | holds | 06:05 | no | 13 Mar |
| Jersey City | 06:47 → 03:30 | 06:12 | no | 06:10 | no | 13 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 07:47 → 04:30 | 06:15 | no | 06:14 | no | 13 Mar |
| London | 12:47 → 09:30 | 07:21 | no | 07:18 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Durban | 13:47 → 10:30 | 05:55 | no | 05:56 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Dubai | 15:47 → 12:30 | 06:31 | no | 06:30 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:17 → 14:00 | 06:34 | no | 06:33 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:17 → 14:00 | 05:48 | no | 05:47 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Singapore | 19:07 → 15:50 | 06:32 | no | 06:31 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Sydney | 21:47 → 18:30 | 05:53 | no | 05:53 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Suva | 23:47 → 20:30 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | holds | 14 Mar |