Sunrise of Thursday 27 February
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:11 sunrise
04:5905:2305:4706:1106:3506:5907:23
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1964
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 415 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Thursday 27 February
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Friday 28 February
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 13:39 on Thu 27 Feb to 13:06 on Fri 28 Feb.
1964-02-27T12:39:12Z → 1964-02-28T12:06:03Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:11 on the 27th and 06:11 on the 28th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 27th and is on the 28th.
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 24876 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Luanda, 1964: Friday 28 February.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Vasantotsava 1964 falls on Friday 28 February. Pratipadā runs from 13:39 on Thu 27 Feb to 13:06 on Fri 28 Feb and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 28 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 28 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 28 Feb |
| 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 27th | Covered | Sunrise 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:39 → 04:06 | 06:25 | holds | 06:24 | no | 27 Feb |
| Chicago | 06:39 → 06:06 | 06:30 | no | 06:29 | no | 27 Feb |
| Jersey City | 07:39 → 07:06 | 06:35 | no | 06:33 | holds | 28 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 08:39 → 08:06 | 06:22 | no | 06:22 | holds | 28 Feb |
| London | 12:39 → 12:06 | 06:53 | no | 06:50 | holds | 28 Feb |
| Durban | 14:39 → 14:06 | 05:45 | no | 05:46 | holds | 28 Feb |
| Dubai | 16:39 → 16:06 | 06:45 | no | 06:44 | holds | 28 Feb |
| Delhi | 18:09 → 17:36 | 06:50 | no | 06:49 | holds | 28 Feb |
| Kolkata | 18:09 → 17:36 | 06:01 | no | 06:00 | holds | 28 Feb |
| Singapore | 20:09 → 19:36 | 06:45 | no | 06:45 | holds | 28 Feb |
| Sydney | 22:39 → 22:06 | 05:40 | no | 05:41 | holds | 28 Feb |
| Suva | 00:39 → 00:06 | 06:04 | no | 06:05 | holds | 28 Feb |