Sunrise of Thursday 2 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
06:56 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 06:34:38
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Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1961
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 21 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Thursday 2 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Friday 3 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 06:35 on Thu 2 Mar to 08:16 on Fri 3 Mar.
1961-03-02T13:34:39Z → 1961-03-03T15:16:12Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:56 on the 2nd and 06:55 on the 3rd.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 2nd and is on the 3rd.
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 1268 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Phoenix, 1961: Thursday 2 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Vasantotsava 1961 falls on Thursday 2 March. Pratipadā runs from 06:35 on Thu 2 Mar to 08:16 on Fri 3 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 2 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 2 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 2 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 2nd | Covered | Sunrise 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:35 → 07:16 | 06:21 | holds | 06:20 | holds | 2 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:35 → 09:16 | 06:25 | no | 06:23 | holds | 3 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:35 → 10:16 | 06:29 | no | 06:28 | holds | 3 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 09:35 → 11:16 | 06:21 | no | 06:20 | holds | 3 Mar |
| London | 13:35 → 15:16 | 06:45 | no | 06:42 | holds | 3 Mar |
| Durban | 15:35 → 17:16 | 05:48 | no | 05:48 | holds | 3 Mar |
| Dubai | 17:35 → 19:16 | 06:41 | no | 06:40 | holds | 3 Mar |
| Delhi | 19:05 → 20:46 | 06:46 | no | 06:45 | holds | 3 Mar |
| Kolkata | 19:05 → 20:46 | 05:58 | no | 05:57 | holds | 3 Mar |
| Singapore | 21:05 → 22:46 | 06:44 | no | 06:44 | holds | 3 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:35 → 01:16 | 05:44 | no | 05:44 | holds | 3 Mar |
| Suva | 01:35 → 03:16 | 06:06 | no | 06:06 | holds | 3 Mar |