Sunrise of Friday 20 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:32 sunrise
05:2005:4406:0806:3206:5607:2007:44
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1981
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 110 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 20 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 21 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 08:22 on Fri 20 Mar to 10:13 on Sat 21 Mar.
1981-03-20T15:22:28Z → 1981-03-21T17:13:27Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:32 on the 20th and 06:31 on the 21st.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 20th and is on the 21st.
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 6616 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Phoenix, 1981: Saturday 21 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Vasantotsava 1981 falls on Saturday 21 March. Pratipadā runs from 08:22 on Fri 20 Mar to 10:13 on Sat 21 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 21 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 21 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 21 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 20th | Covered | Sunrise 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:22 → 09:13 | 05:57 | no | 05:55 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Chicago | 09:22 → 11:13 | 05:54 | no | 05:53 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Jersey City | 10:22 → 12:13 | 06:00 | no | 05:58 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 11:22 → 13:13 | 06:11 | no | 06:10 | holds | 21 Mar |
| London | 15:22 → 17:13 | 06:04 | no | 06:02 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Durban | 17:22 → 19:13 | 05:59 | no | 06:00 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Dubai | 19:22 → 21:13 | 06:23 | no | 06:22 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Delhi | 20:52 → 22:43 | 06:26 | no | 06:25 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Kolkata | 20:52 → 22:43 | 05:41 | no | 05:40 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Singapore | 22:52 → 00:43 | 06:39 | no | 06:39 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Sydney | 01:22 → 03:13 | 05:58 | no | 05:59 | holds | 21 Mar |
| Suva | 03:22 → 05:13 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | holds | 21 Mar |