Sunrise of Thursday 28 February
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2086
Determinatein Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 641 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Thursday 28 February
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Friday 1 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 17:22 on Thu 28 Feb to 19:51 on Fri 1 Mar.
2086-02-28T12:22:28Z → 2086-03-01T14:50:49Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:41 on the 28th and 06:40 on the 1st.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 28th and is on the 1st.
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 38459 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Multan, 2086: Friday 1 March.
confidence: determinate
In Multan, Vasantotsava 2086 falls on Friday 1 March. Pratipadā runs from 17:22 on Thu 28 Feb to 19:51 on Fri 1 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 1 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 1 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 1 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 28th | Covered | Sunrise 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:22 → 06:51 | 06:23 | holds | 06:21 | holds | 28 Feb |
| Chicago | 06:22 → 08:51 | 06:27 | holds | 06:25 | holds | 28 Feb |
| Jersey City | 07:22 → 09:51 | 06:31 | no | 06:30 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:22 → 10:51 | 06:21 | no | 06:21 | holds | 1 Mar |
| London | 12:22 → 14:51 | 06:47 | no | 06:45 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Durban | 14:22 → 16:51 | 05:47 | no | 05:48 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:22 → 18:51 | 06:43 | no | 06:42 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:52 → 20:21 | 06:47 | no | 06:46 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:52 → 20:21 | 05:59 | no | 05:58 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:22 → 22:51 | 07:15 | no | 07:15 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:22 → 01:51 | 06:43 | no | 06:43 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Suva | 00:22 → 02:51 | 06:05 | no | 06:06 | holds | 1 Mar |