Sunrise of Thursday 28 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
07:30 sunrise
06:1806:4207:0607:3007:5408:1808:42
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2013
Determinatein Melbourne, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 663 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Thursday 28 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Friday 29 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 20:27 on Wed 27 Mar to 18:35 on Thu 28 Mar.
2013-03-27T09:27:18Z → 2013-03-28T07:35:01Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 07:30 on the 28th and 07:31 on the 29th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 28th and is not on the 29th.
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 39786 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Melbourne, 2013: Thursday 28 March.
confidence: determinate
In Melbourne, Vasantotsava 2013 falls on Thursday 28 March. Pratipadā runs from 20:27 on Wed 27 Mar to 18:35 on Thu 28 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 28 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 28 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 28 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 27th | Covered | Sunrise 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:27 → 00:35 | 06:47 | holds | 06:46 | no | 27 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:27 → 02:35 | 06:42 | holds | 06:40 | no | 27 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:27 → 03:35 | 06:48 | holds | 06:46 | no | 27 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 05:27 → 03:35 | 06:06 | holds | 06:06 | no | 27 Mar |
| London | 09:27 → 07:35 | 05:47 | no | 05:45 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Durban | 11:27 → 09:35 | 06:04 | no | 06:04 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Dubai | 13:27 → 11:35 | 06:16 | no | 06:15 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Delhi | 14:57 → 13:05 | 06:17 | no | 06:16 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Kolkata | 14:57 → 13:05 | 05:34 | no | 05:33 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Singapore | 17:27 → 15:35 | 07:07 | no | 07:06 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:27 → 18:35 | 07:04 | no | 07:04 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Suva | 21:27 → 19:35 | 06:12 | no | 06:12 | holds | 28 Mar |