Sunrise of Wednesday 23 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
06:27 sunrise
05:1505:3906:0306:2706:5107:1507:39
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2016
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 64 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 23 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 24 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:01 on Wed 23 Mar to 07:30 on Thu 24 Mar.
2016-03-23T12:00:50Z → 2016-03-24T14:30:18Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:27 on the 23rd and 06:26 on the 24th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 23rd and is on the 24th.
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 3851 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Phoenix, 2016: Wednesday 23 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Vasantotsava 2016 falls on Wednesday 23 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:01 on Wed 23 Mar to 07:30 on Thu 24 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 23 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 23 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 23 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 23rd | Covered | Sunrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:01 → 07:30 | 06:52 | holds | 06:51 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:01 → 09:30 | 06:48 | no | 06:46 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:01 → 10:30 | 06:54 | no | 06:53 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:01 → 10:30 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 24 Mar |
| London | 12:01 → 14:30 | 05:56 | no | 05:54 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 14:01 → 16:30 | 06:02 | no | 06:02 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:01 → 18:30 | 06:20 | no | 06:19 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:31 → 20:00 | 06:22 | no | 06:20 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:31 → 20:00 | 05:38 | no | 05:37 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:01 → 22:30 | 07:08 | no | 07:08 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:01 → 01:30 | 07:01 | no | 07:02 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 00:01 → 02:30 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 24 Mar |