Sunrise of Monday 20 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:11 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 05:44:20
04:5905:2305:4706:1106:3506:5907:23
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2000
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 27 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 20 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 21 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:44 on Mon 20 Mar to 04:52 on Tue 21 Mar.
2000-03-20T04:44:21Z → 2000-03-21T03:52:01Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:11 on the 20th and 06:11 on the 21st.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 20th and is not on the 21st.
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 1619 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Luanda, 2000: Monday 20 March.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Vasantotsava 2000 falls on Monday 20 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:44 on Mon 20 Mar to 04:52 on Tue 21 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 20 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 20 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 20 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 20th | Covered | Sunrise 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:44 → 19:52 | 05:56 | holds | 05:55 | no | 20 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:44 → 21:52 | 05:54 | holds | 05:52 | no | 20 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:44 → 22:52 | 05:59 | holds | 05:58 | no | 20 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:44 → 23:52 | 06:10 | holds | 06:10 | no | 20 Mar |
| London | 04:44 → 03:52 | 06:03 | holds | 06:01 | no | 20 Mar |
| Durban | 06:44 → 05:52 | 06:00 | no | 06:00 | no | 20 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:44 → 07:52 | 06:23 | no | 06:22 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:14 → 09:22 | 06:25 | no | 06:24 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:14 → 09:22 | 05:41 | no | 05:40 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Singapore | 12:44 → 11:52 | 07:09 | no | 07:09 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Sydney | 15:44 → 14:52 | 06:58 | no | 06:59 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Suva | 16:44 → 15:52 | 06:10 | no | 06:11 | holds | 21 Mar |