Sunrise of Monday 28 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2078
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 7 min 16 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 28 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 29 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 06:06 on Mon 28 Mar to 08:33 on Tue 29 Mar.
2078-03-28T11:05:33Z → 2078-03-29T13:32:51Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:13 on the 28th and 06:13 on the 29th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 28th and is on the 29th.
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 436 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Lima, 2078: Monday 28 March.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Vasantotsava 2078 falls on Monday 28 March. Pratipadā runs from 06:06 on Mon 28 Mar to 08:33 on Tue 29 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 28 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 28 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 28 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 28th | Covered | Sunrise 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:06 → 06:33 | 06:45 | holds | 06:44 | no | 28 Mar |
| Chicago | 06:06 → 08:33 | 06:40 | holds | 06:38 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Jersey City | 07:06 → 09:33 | 06:46 | no | 06:44 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 07:06 → 09:33 | 06:06 | no | 06:05 | holds | 29 Mar |
| London | 12:06 → 14:33 | 06:45 | no | 06:42 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Durban | 13:06 → 15:33 | 06:05 | no | 06:05 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Dubai | 15:06 → 17:33 | 06:15 | no | 06:14 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Delhi | 16:36 → 19:03 | 06:16 | no | 06:15 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Kolkata | 16:36 → 19:03 | 05:33 | no | 05:32 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Singapore | 19:06 → 21:33 | 07:06 | no | 07:06 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Sydney | 22:06 → 00:33 | 07:05 | no | 07:06 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Suva | 23:06 → 01:33 | 06:12 | no | 06:12 | holds | 29 Mar |