Sunrise of Friday 5 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:08 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 07:12:12
04:5605:2005:4406:0806:3206:5607:20
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1920
Determinatein Melbourne, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 15 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 5 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 6 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 07:12 on Fri 5 Mar to 06:24 on Sat 6 Mar.
1920-03-04T21:12:12Z → 1920-03-05T20:23:58Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:08 on the 5th and 06:09 on the 6th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 5th and is on the 6th.
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 881 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Melbourne, 1920: Saturday 6 March.
confidence: determinate
In Melbourne, Vasantotsava 1920 falls on Saturday 6 March. Pratipadā runs from 07:12 on Fri 5 Mar to 06:24 on Sat 6 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 6 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 6 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 6 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Melbourne. | ||
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 4th | Covered | Sunrise 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:12 → 12:24 | 06:18 | no | 06:17 | holds | 5 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:12 → 14:24 | 06:21 | no | 06:20 | holds | 5 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:12 → 15:24 | 06:26 | no | 06:25 | holds | 5 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:12 → 16:24 | 06:20 | no | 06:19 | holds | 5 Mar |
| London | 21:12 → 20:24 | 06:40 | no | 06:38 | holds | 5 Mar |
| Durban | 23:12 → 22:24 | 05:49 | no | 05:50 | holds | 5 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:12 → 00:24 | 06:40 | no | 06:39 | holds | 5 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:42 → 01:54 | 06:44 | no | 06:43 | holds | 5 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:42 → 01:54 | 05:56 | no | 05:55 | holds | 5 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:12 → 03:24 | 06:14 | no | 06:14 | holds | 5 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:12 → 06:24 | 05:45 | no | 05:46 | no | 6 Mar |
| Suva | 09:12 → 08:24 | 06:06 | no | 06:06 | no | 6 Mar |