Sunrise of Thursday 16 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:38 sunrise
05:2605:5006:1406:3807:0207:2607:50
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1995
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 589 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Thursday 16 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Friday 17 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 18:26 on Thu 16 Mar to 16:26 on Fri 17 Mar.
1995-03-17T01:25:37Z → 1995-03-17T23:25:35Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:38 on the 16th and 06:37 on the 17th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 16th and is on the 17th.
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 35332 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Phoenix, 1995: Friday 17 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Vasantotsava 1995 falls on Friday 17 March. Pratipadā runs from 18:26 on Thu 16 Mar to 16:26 on Fri 17 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 17 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 17 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 17 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 17th | Covered | Sunrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:26 → 15:26 | 06:01 | holds | 06:00 | no | 17 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:26 → 17:26 | 06:00 | holds | 05:58 | no | 17 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:26 → 18:26 | 06:06 | holds | 06:04 | no | 17 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:26 → 19:26 | 06:13 | holds | 06:12 | no | 17 Mar |
| London | 01:26 → 23:26 | 06:12 | holds | 06:09 | no | 17 Mar |
| Durban | 03:26 → 01:26 | 05:57 | holds | 05:58 | no | 17 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:26 → 03:26 | 06:27 | holds | 06:26 | no | 17 Mar |
| Delhi | 06:56 → 04:56 | 06:30 | no | 06:29 | no | 17 Mar |
| Kolkata | 06:56 → 04:56 | 05:44 | no | 05:44 | no | 17 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:26 → 07:26 | 07:10 | no | 07:10 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:26 → 09:26 | 05:56 | no | 05:56 | holds | 18 Mar |
| Suva | 13:26 → 11:26 | 06:09 | no | 06:10 | holds | 18 Mar |