Sunrise of Saturday 18 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:21 sunrise
05:0905:3305:5706:2106:4507:0907:33
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2079
Determinatein Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 661 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 18 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 19 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 18:47 on Fri 17 Mar to 19:18 on Sat 18 Mar.
2079-03-17T13:46:54Z → 2079-03-18T14:18:20Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:21 on the 18th and 06:20 on the 19th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 18th and is not on the 19th.
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 39687 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Multan, 2079: Saturday 18 March.
confidence: determinate
In Multan, Vasantotsava 2079 falls on Saturday 18 March. Pratipadā runs from 18:47 on Fri 17 Mar to 19:18 on Sat 18 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 18 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 18 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 18 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 17th | Covered | Sunrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:47 → 07:18 | 07:01 | holds | 06:59 | holds | 17 Mar |
| Chicago | 08:47 → 09:18 | 06:59 | no | 06:57 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Jersey City | 09:47 → 10:18 | 07:05 | no | 07:03 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 09:47 → 10:18 | 06:12 | no | 06:12 | holds | 18 Mar |
| London | 13:47 → 14:18 | 06:10 | no | 06:08 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Durban | 15:47 → 16:18 | 05:58 | no | 05:58 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Dubai | 17:47 → 18:18 | 06:26 | no | 06:25 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Delhi | 19:17 → 19:48 | 06:29 | no | 06:28 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Kolkata | 19:17 → 19:48 | 05:44 | no | 05:43 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Singapore | 21:47 → 22:18 | 07:10 | no | 07:10 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Sydney | 00:47 → 01:18 | 06:56 | no | 06:57 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Suva | 01:47 → 02:18 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | holds | 18 Mar |