Sunrise of Sunday 21 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
06:17 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 07:09:38
05:0505:2905:5306:1706:4107:0507:29
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2038
Boundaryin Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Pratipadā reaches sunrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Sunday 21 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Monday 22 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 07:10 on Sun 21 Mar to 03:17 on Mon 22 Mar.
2038-03-21T02:09:38Z → 2038-03-21T22:17:12Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:17 on the 21st and 06:16 on the 22nd.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 21st and is not on the 22nd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither sunrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → tithi-day · margin 3143 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Multan, 2038: Sunday 21 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Multan, Vasantotsava 2038 falls on Sunday 21 March. Pratipadā runs from 07:10 on Sun 21 Mar to 03:17 on Mon 22 Mar, and is current at sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 21 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 21 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 21 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 21st | Covered | Sunrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:10 → 15:17 | 06:55 | holds | 06:54 | no | 21 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:10 → 17:17 | 06:52 | holds | 06:50 | no | 21 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:10 → 18:17 | 06:58 | holds | 06:56 | no | 21 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:10 → 18:17 | 06:10 | holds | 06:09 | no | 21 Mar |
| London | 02:10 → 22:17 | 06:01 | holds | 05:59 | no | 21 Mar |
| Durban | 04:10 → 00:17 | 06:00 | holds | 06:01 | no | 21 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:10 → 02:17 | 06:22 | holds | 06:21 | no | 21 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:40 → 03:47 | 06:24 | no | 06:23 | no | 21 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:40 → 03:47 | 05:40 | no | 05:39 | no | 21 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:10 → 06:17 | 07:09 | no | 07:08 | no | 21 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:10 → 09:17 | 06:59 | no | 07:00 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Suva | 14:10 → 10:17 | 06:10 | no | 06:11 | holds | 22 Mar |