Sunrise of Wednesday 19 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
07:22 sunrise
06:1006:3406:5807:2207:4608:1008:34
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2003
Determinatein Melbourne, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 587 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 19 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 20 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 21:35 on Tue 18 Mar to 18:07 on Wed 19 Mar.
2003-03-18T10:34:34Z → 2003-03-19T07:06:50Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 07:22 on the 19th and 07:23 on the 20th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 19th and is not on the 20th.
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 35222 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Melbourne, 2003: Wednesday 19 March.
confidence: determinate
In Melbourne, Vasantotsava 2003 falls on Wednesday 19 March. Pratipadā runs from 21:35 on Tue 18 Mar to 18:07 on Wed 19 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 19 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 19 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 19 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 18th | Covered | Sunrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:35 → 23:07 | 06:00 | holds | 05:59 | no | 18 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:35 → 01:07 | 05:58 | holds | 05:56 | no | 18 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:35 → 02:07 | 06:04 | holds | 06:02 | no | 18 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 06:35 → 03:07 | 06:12 | no | 06:11 | no | 18 Mar |
| London | 10:35 → 07:07 | 06:09 | no | 06:07 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Durban | 12:35 → 09:07 | 05:58 | no | 05:59 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Dubai | 14:35 → 11:07 | 06:26 | no | 06:25 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Delhi | 16:05 → 12:37 | 06:28 | no | 06:27 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Kolkata | 16:05 → 12:37 | 05:43 | no | 05:43 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:35 → 15:07 | 07:10 | no | 07:10 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Sydney | 21:35 → 18:07 | 06:56 | no | 06:57 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Suva | 22:35 → 19:07 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | holds | 19 Mar |