Sunrise of Friday 24 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:12 sunrise
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1978
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 258 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 24 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 25 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 11:20 on Fri 24 Mar to 10:31 on Sat 25 Mar.
1978-03-24T16:19:59Z → 1978-03-25T15:30:32Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:12 on the 24th and 06:13 on the 25th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 24th and is on the 25th.
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 15482 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Lima, 1978: Saturday 25 March.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Vasantotsava 1978 falls on Saturday 25 March. Pratipadā runs from 11:20 on Fri 24 Mar to 10:31 on Sat 25 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 25 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 25 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 25 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 24th | Covered | Sunrise 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:20 → 07:31 | 05:52 | no | 05:50 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Chicago | 10:20 → 09:31 | 05:48 | no | 05:46 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Jersey City | 11:20 → 10:31 | 05:54 | no | 05:52 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 12:20 → 11:31 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 25 Mar |
| London | 17:20 → 16:31 | 06:55 | no | 06:53 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Durban | 18:20 → 17:31 | 06:02 | no | 06:02 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Dubai | 20:20 → 19:31 | 06:20 | no | 06:18 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Delhi | 21:50 → 21:01 | 06:21 | no | 06:20 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Kolkata | 21:50 → 21:01 | 05:38 | no | 05:37 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Singapore | 23:50 → 23:01 | 06:38 | no | 06:38 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Sydney | 02:20 → 01:31 | 06:01 | no | 06:02 | holds | 25 Mar |
| Suva | 04:20 → 03:31 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 25 Mar |