Sunrise of Friday 23 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:12 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 05:49:46
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1951
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 23 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 23 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 24 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:50 on Fri 23 Mar to 04:04 on Sat 24 Mar.
1951-03-23T10:49:47Z → 1951-03-24T09:03:50Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:12 on the 23rd and 06:12 on the 24th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 23rd and is not 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 1361 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Lima, 1951: Friday 23 March.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Vasantotsava 1951 falls on Friday 23 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:50 on Fri 23 Mar to 04:04 on Sat 24 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 23 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 23 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 23 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 | 02:50 → 01:04 | 05:54 | holds | 05:52 | no | 23 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:50 → 03:04 | 05:50 | holds | 05:49 | no | 23 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:50 → 04:04 | 05:56 | holds | 05:55 | no | 23 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 06:50 → 05:04 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | no | 23 Mar |
| London | 10:50 → 09:04 | 05:59 | no | 05:57 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 12:50 → 11:04 | 06:01 | no | 06:01 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Dubai | 14:50 → 13:04 | 06:21 | no | 06:20 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Delhi | 16:20 → 14:34 | 06:23 | no | 06:22 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Kolkata | 16:20 → 14:34 | 05:39 | no | 05:38 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:20 → 16:34 | 06:38 | no | 06:38 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:50 → 19:04 | 06:00 | no | 06:01 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 22:50 → 21:04 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 24 Mar |