Sunrise of Wednesday 23 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:11 sunrise
04:5905:2305:4706:1106:3506:5907:23
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2016
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 410 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 23 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 24 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 13:01 on Wed 23 Mar to 15:30 on Thu 24 Mar.
2016-03-23T12:00:50Z → 2016-03-24T14:30:18Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:11 on the 23rd and 06:11 on the 24th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 23rd and is on the 24th.
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 24580 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Luanda, 2016: Thursday 24 March.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Vasantotsava 2016 falls on Thursday 24 March. Pratipadā runs from 13:01 on Wed 23 Mar to 15:30 on Thu 24 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 24 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 24 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 24 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 23rd | Covered | Sunrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:01 → 07:30 | 06:52 | holds | 06:51 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:01 → 09:30 | 06:48 | no | 06:46 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:01 → 10:30 | 06:54 | no | 06:53 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:01 → 10:30 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 24 Mar |
| London | 12:01 → 14:30 | 05:56 | no | 05:54 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 14:01 → 16:30 | 06:02 | no | 06:02 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:01 → 18:30 | 06:20 | no | 06:19 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:31 → 20:00 | 06:22 | no | 06:20 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:31 → 20:00 | 05:38 | no | 05:37 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:01 → 22:30 | 07:08 | no | 07:08 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:01 → 01:30 | 07:01 | no | 07:02 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 00:01 → 02:30 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 24 Mar |