Sunrise of Friday 13 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
06:12 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 05:34:09
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1998
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 37 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 13 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 14 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:34 on Fri 13 Mar to 08:07 on Sat 14 Mar.
1998-03-13T04:34:09Z → 1998-03-14T07:07:11Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:12 on the 13th and 06:12 on the 14th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 13th and is on the 14th.
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 2249 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Luanda, 1998: Friday 13 March.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Vasantotsava 1998 falls on Friday 13 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:34 on Fri 13 Mar to 08:07 on Sat 14 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 13 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 13 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 13 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 13th | Covered | Sunrise 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:34 → 23:07 | 06:06 | holds | 06:05 | no | 13 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:34 → 01:07 | 06:06 | holds | 06:05 | no | 13 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:34 → 02:07 | 06:12 | holds | 06:10 | no | 13 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:34 → 03:07 | 06:15 | holds | 06:14 | no | 13 Mar |
| London | 04:34 → 07:07 | 06:20 | holds | 06:18 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Durban | 06:34 → 09:07 | 05:55 | no | 05:56 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:34 → 11:07 | 06:31 | no | 06:30 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:04 → 12:37 | 06:34 | no | 06:33 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:04 → 12:37 | 05:48 | no | 05:47 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Singapore | 12:34 → 15:07 | 07:11 | no | 07:11 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Sydney | 15:34 → 18:07 | 06:53 | no | 06:53 | holds | 14 Mar |
| Suva | 16:34 → 19:07 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | holds | 14 Mar |