Sunrise of Monday 11 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:14 sunrise
05:0205:2605:5006:1406:3807:0207:26
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1963
Determinatein Melbourne, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 629 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 11 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 12 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 17:49 on Sun 10 Mar to 19:46 on Mon 11 Mar.
1963-03-10T07:48:34Z → 1963-03-11T09:46:06Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:14 on the 11th and 06:15 on the 12th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 11th and is not on the 12th.
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 37714 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Melbourne, 1963: Monday 11 March.
confidence: determinate
In Melbourne, Vasantotsava 1963 falls on Monday 11 March. Pratipadā runs from 17:49 on Sun 10 Mar to 19:46 on Mon 11 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 11 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 11 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 11 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 10th | Covered | Sunrise 11th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:49 → 01:46 | 06:11 | holds | 06:10 | no | 10 Mar |
| Chicago | 01:49 → 03:46 | 06:12 | holds | 06:11 | no | 10 Mar |
| Jersey City | 02:49 → 04:46 | 06:17 | holds | 06:16 | no | 10 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 03:49 → 05:46 | 06:17 | holds | 06:16 | no | 10 Mar |
| London | 07:49 → 09:46 | 06:28 | no | 06:26 | holds | 11 Mar |
| Durban | 09:49 → 11:46 | 05:53 | no | 05:53 | holds | 11 Mar |
| Dubai | 11:49 → 13:46 | 06:34 | no | 06:33 | holds | 11 Mar |
| Delhi | 13:19 → 15:16 | 06:38 | no | 06:37 | holds | 11 Mar |
| Kolkata | 13:19 → 15:16 | 05:51 | no | 05:50 | holds | 11 Mar |
| Singapore | 15:19 → 17:16 | 06:43 | no | 06:42 | holds | 11 Mar |
| Sydney | 17:49 → 19:46 | 05:50 | no | 05:51 | holds | 11 Mar |
| Suva | 19:49 → 21:46 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 11 Mar |