Sunrise of Thursday 12 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
05:42 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 04:48:13
04:3004:5405:1805:4206:0606:3006:54
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1914
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 54 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Thursday 12 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Friday 13 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 04:48 on Thu 12 Mar to 01:09 on Fri 13 Mar.
1914-03-12T04:18:13Z → 1914-03-13T00:39:17Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:42 on the 12th and 05:42 on the 13th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 12th and is not on the 13th.
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 3213 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Luanda, 1914: Thursday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Vasantotsava 1914 falls on Thursday 12 March. Pratipadā runs from 04:48 on Thu 12 Mar to 01:09 on Fri 13 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 12 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Luanda. | ||
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 12th | Covered | Sunrise 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:18 → 16:39 | 06:09 | holds | 06:07 | no | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:18 → 18:39 | 06:09 | holds | 06:07 | no | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:18 → 19:39 | 06:15 | holds | 06:13 | no | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:18 → 20:39 | 06:16 | holds | 06:15 | no | 12 Mar |
| London | 04:18 → 00:39 | 06:24 | holds | 06:22 | no | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 06:18 → 02:39 | 05:54 | no | 05:55 | no | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:59 → 04:20 | 06:13 | no | 06:12 | no | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 09:48 → 06:09 | 06:36 | no | 06:35 | no | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 09:48 → 06:09 | 05:50 | no | 05:49 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:18 → 07:39 | 06:12 | no | 06:12 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:18 → 10:39 | 05:51 | no | 05:52 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Suva | 16:13 → 12:34 | 06:03 | no | 06:03 | holds | 13 Mar |