Sunrise of Monday 2 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
07:56 sunrise
06:4407:0807:3207:5608:2008:4409:08
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1942
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 558 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 2 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 3 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 18:20 on Mon 2 Mar to 17:13 on Tue 3 Mar.
1942-03-03T00:19:46Z → 1942-03-03T23:13:11Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 07:56 on the 2nd and 07:55 on the 3rd.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 2nd and is on the 3rd.
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 33489 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Phoenix, 1942: Tuesday 3 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Vasantotsava 1942 falls on Tuesday 3 March. Pratipadā runs from 18:20 on Mon 2 Mar to 17:13 on Tue 3 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 3 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 3 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 3 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Phoenix. | ||
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 3rd | Covered | Sunrise 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:20 → 16:13 | 07:20 | holds | 07:19 | no | 3 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:20 → 18:13 | 07:24 | holds | 07:22 | no | 3 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:20 → 19:13 | 07:28 | holds | 07:27 | no | 3 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 20:20 → 19:13 | 06:20 | holds | 06:20 | no | 3 Mar |
| London | 01:20 → 00:13 | 07:43 | holds | 07:41 | no | 3 Mar |
| Durban | 02:20 → 01:13 | 05:48 | holds | 05:49 | no | 3 Mar |
| Dubai | 04:20 → 03:13 | 06:41 | holds | 06:40 | no | 3 Mar |
| Delhi | 06:50 → 05:43 | 07:45 | holds | 07:44 | no | 3 Mar |
| Kolkata | 06:50 → 05:43 | 06:57 | holds | 06:56 | no | 3 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:20 → 08:13 | 08:14 | no | 08:14 | no | 3 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:20 → 10:13 | 06:44 | no | 06:45 | holds | 4 Mar |
| Suva | 12:20 → 11:13 | 06:06 | no | 06:06 | holds | 4 Mar |