Sunrise of Friday 6 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:12 sunrise
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2015
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 509 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 6 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 7 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 19:05 on Thu 5 Mar to 21:43 on Fri 6 Mar.
2015-03-05T18:05:24Z → 2015-03-06T20:42:41Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:12 on the 6th and 06:12 on the 7th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 6th and is not on the 7th.
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 30538 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Luanda, 2015: Friday 6 March.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Vasantotsava 2015 falls on Friday 6 March. Pratipadā runs from 19:05 on Thu 5 Mar to 21:43 on Fri 6 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 6 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 6 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 6 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 5th | Covered | Sunrise 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:05 → 12:43 | 06:17 | no | 06:16 | holds | 6 Mar |
| Chicago | 12:05 → 14:43 | 06:20 | no | 06:18 | holds | 6 Mar |
| Jersey City | 13:05 → 15:43 | 06:25 | no | 06:23 | holds | 6 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 14:05 → 16:43 | 06:19 | no | 06:19 | holds | 6 Mar |
| London | 18:05 → 20:43 | 06:38 | no | 06:36 | holds | 6 Mar |
| Durban | 20:05 → 22:43 | 05:50 | no | 05:50 | holds | 6 Mar |
| Dubai | 22:05 → 00:43 | 06:39 | no | 06:38 | holds | 6 Mar |
| Delhi | 23:35 → 02:13 | 06:43 | no | 06:42 | holds | 6 Mar |
| Kolkata | 23:35 → 02:13 | 05:55 | no | 05:54 | holds | 6 Mar |
| Singapore | 02:05 → 04:43 | 07:14 | no | 07:13 | holds | 6 Mar |
| Sydney | 05:05 → 07:43 | 06:46 | no | 06:47 | holds | 6 Mar |
| Suva | 06:05 → 08:43 | 06:06 | no | 06:07 | holds | 6 Mar |