Sunrise of Friday 10 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
08:01 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 06:57:36
06:4907:1307:3708:0108:2508:4909:13
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1944
Determinatein Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 63 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 10 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 11 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 06:58 on Fri 10 Mar to 09:15 on Sat 11 Mar.
1944-03-10T00:27:37Z → 1944-03-11T02:45:02Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 08:01 on the 10th and 08:00 on the 11th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 10th and is on the 11th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both sunrises qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 3789 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Multan, 1944: Friday 10 March.
confidence: determinate
In Multan, Vasantotsava 1944 falls on Friday 10 March. Pratipadā runs from 06:58 on Fri 10 Mar to 09:15 on Sat 11 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 10 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 10 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 10 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 10th | Covered | Sunrise 11th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:28 → 19:45 | 07:10 | holds | 07:09 | no | 10 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:28 → 21:45 | 07:11 | holds | 07:10 | no | 10 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:28 → 22:45 | 07:17 | holds | 07:15 | no | 10 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:28 → 23:45 | 07:16 | holds | 07:16 | no | 10 Mar |
| London | 01:28 → 03:45 | 07:27 | holds | 07:24 | no | 10 Mar |
| Durban | 03:28 → 05:45 | 06:53 | holds | 06:54 | no | 10 Mar |
| Dubai | 04:28 → 06:45 | 06:34 | holds | 06:33 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Delhi | 06:58 → 09:15 | 07:37 | holds | 07:36 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Kolkata | 06:58 → 09:15 | 06:51 | no | 06:50 | holds | 11 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:28 → 11:45 | 08:12 | no | 08:12 | holds | 11 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:28 → 13:45 | 06:50 | no | 06:51 | holds | 11 Mar |
| Suva | 12:28 → 14:45 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 11 Mar |