Sunrise of Wednesday 10 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
06:13 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 06:45:07
05:0105:2505:4906:1306:3707:0107:25
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1982
Boundaryin Melbourne, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Pratipadā reaches sunrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 10 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 11 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 06:45 on Wed 10 Mar to 06:02 on Thu 11 Mar.
1982-03-09T20:45:08Z → 1982-03-10T20:02:26Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:13 on the 10th and 06:14 on the 11th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 10th and is not on the 11th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither sunrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → tithi-day · margin 697 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Melbourne, 1982: Wednesday 10 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Melbourne, Vasantotsava 1982 falls on Wednesday 10 March. Pratipadā runs from 06:45 on Wed 10 Mar to 06:02 on Thu 11 Mar, and is current at sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 10 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 10 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 10 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 9th | Covered | Sunrise 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:45 → 12:02 | 06:12 | no | 06:11 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Chicago | 14:45 → 14:02 | 06:13 | no | 06:12 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Jersey City | 15:45 → 15:02 | 06:18 | no | 06:17 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 16:45 → 16:02 | 06:17 | no | 06:16 | holds | 10 Mar |
| London | 20:45 → 20:02 | 06:29 | no | 06:27 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Durban | 22:45 → 22:02 | 05:52 | no | 05:53 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:45 → 00:02 | 06:35 | no | 06:34 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:15 → 01:32 | 06:39 | no | 06:37 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:15 → 01:32 | 05:52 | no | 05:51 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:45 → 04:02 | 07:13 | no | 07:12 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:45 → 07:02 | 06:49 | no | 06:50 | no | 11 Mar |
| Suva | 08:45 → 08:02 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | no | 11 Mar |