Sunrise of Tuesday 6 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
07:06 sunrise
05:5406:1806:4207:0607:3007:5408:18
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1928
Determinatein Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 591 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Tuesday 6 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Wednesday 7 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 16:57 on Tue 6 Mar to 18:04 on Wed 7 Mar.
1928-03-06T11:26:48Z → 1928-03-07T12:33:31Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 07:06 on the 6th and 07:04 on the 7th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 6th and is on the 7th.
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 35474 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Multan, 1928: Wednesday 7 March.
confidence: determinate
In Multan, Vasantotsava 1928 falls on Wednesday 7 March. Pratipadā runs from 16:57 on Tue 6 Mar to 18:04 on Wed 7 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 7 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 7 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 7 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Multan. | ||
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 6th | Covered | Sunrise 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:27 → 04:34 | 06:16 | holds | 06:14 | no | 6 Mar |
| Chicago | 05:27 → 06:34 | 06:18 | holds | 06:16 | holds | 6 Mar |
| Jersey City | 06:27 → 07:34 | 06:23 | no | 06:22 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 07:27 → 08:34 | 06:19 | no | 06:18 | holds | 7 Mar |
| London | 11:27 → 12:34 | 06:36 | no | 06:34 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Durban | 13:27 → 14:34 | 05:50 | no | 05:51 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Dubai | 15:27 → 16:34 | 06:38 | no | 06:37 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Delhi | 16:57 → 18:04 | 06:42 | no | 06:41 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Kolkata | 16:57 → 18:04 | 05:54 | no | 05:54 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:27 → 19:34 | 06:14 | no | 06:13 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Sydney | 21:27 → 22:34 | 05:47 | no | 05:48 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Suva | 23:27 → 00:34 | 06:07 | no | 06:07 | holds | 7 Mar |