Sunrise of Tuesday 3 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2026
Determinatein London, 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 Tuesday 3 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Wednesday 4 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 11:38 on Tue 3 Mar to 11:19 on Wed 4 Mar.
2026-03-03T11:37:54Z → 2026-03-04T11:19:25Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:42 on the 3rd and 06:40 on the 4th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 3rd and is on the 4th.
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 16788 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, London, 2026: Wednesday 4 March.
confidence: determinate
In London, Vasantotsava 2026 falls on Wednesday 4 March. Pratipadā runs from 11:38 on Tue 3 Mar to 11:19 on Wed 4 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 4 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 4 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 4 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for London. | ||
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 3rd | Covered | Sunrise 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:38 → 03:19 | 06:19 | holds | 06:18 | no | 3 Mar |
| Chicago | 05:38 → 05:19 | 06:22 | holds | 06:21 | no | 3 Mar |
| Jersey City | 06:38 → 06:19 | 06:27 | no | 06:26 | no | 3 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 07:38 → 07:19 | 06:20 | no | 06:19 | holds | 4 Mar |
| London | 11:38 → 11:19 | 06:42 | no | 06:40 | holds | 4 Mar |
| Durban | 13:38 → 13:19 | 05:48 | no | 05:49 | holds | 4 Mar |
| Dubai | 15:38 → 15:19 | 06:40 | no | 06:39 | holds | 4 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:08 → 16:49 | 06:45 | no | 06:44 | holds | 4 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:08 → 16:49 | 05:57 | no | 05:56 | holds | 4 Mar |
| Singapore | 19:38 → 19:19 | 07:14 | no | 07:14 | holds | 4 Mar |
| Sydney | 22:38 → 22:19 | 06:45 | no | 06:45 | holds | 4 Mar |
| Suva | 23:38 → 23:19 | 06:06 | no | 06:06 | holds | 4 Mar |