Sunrise of Thursday 24 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
07:27 sunrise
06:1506:3907:0307:2707:5108:1508:39
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2016
Determinatein Melbourne, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 358 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Thursday 24 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Friday 25 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 23:01 on Wed 23 Mar to 01:30 on Fri 25 Mar.
2016-03-23T12:00:50Z → 2016-03-24T14:30:18Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 07:27 on the 24th and 07:28 on the 25th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 24th and is not on the 25th.
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 21458 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Melbourne, 2016: Thursday 24 March.
confidence: determinate
In Melbourne, Vasantotsava 2016 falls on Thursday 24 March. Pratipadā runs from 23:01 on Wed 23 Mar to 01:30 on Fri 25 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 24 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 24 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 24 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 23rd | Covered | Sunrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:01 → 07:30 | 06:52 | holds | 06:51 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:01 → 09:30 | 06:48 | no | 06:46 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:01 → 10:30 | 06:54 | no | 06:53 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:01 → 10:30 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 24 Mar |
| London | 12:01 → 14:30 | 05:56 | no | 05:54 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 14:01 → 16:30 | 06:02 | no | 06:02 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:01 → 18:30 | 06:20 | no | 06:19 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:31 → 20:00 | 06:22 | no | 06:20 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:31 → 20:00 | 05:38 | no | 05:37 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:01 → 22:30 | 07:08 | no | 07:08 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:01 → 01:30 | 07:01 | no | 07:02 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 00:01 → 02:30 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 24 Mar |