Sunrise of Saturday 29 February
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
06:57 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 07:38:12
05:4506:0906:3306:5707:2107:4508:09
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2048
Boundaryin Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Pratipadā reaches sunrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 29 February
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 1 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 07:38 on Sat 29 Feb to 06:01 on Sun 1 Mar.
2048-02-29T14:38:13Z → 2048-03-01T13:01:19Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:57 on the 29th and 06:56 on the 1st.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 29th and is not on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither sunrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → tithi-day · margin 2471 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Phoenix, 2048: Saturday 29 February.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Phoenix, Vasantotsava 2048 falls on Saturday 29 February. Pratipadā runs from 07:38 on Sat 29 Feb to 06:01 on Sun 1 Mar, and is current at sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 29 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 29 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 29 Feb |
| 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 29th | Covered | Sunrise 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:38 → 05:01 | 06:22 | no | 06:21 | no | 29 Feb |
| Chicago | 08:38 → 07:01 | 06:26 | no | 06:25 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Jersey City | 09:38 → 08:01 | 06:31 | no | 06:29 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 10:38 → 09:01 | 06:21 | no | 06:21 | holds | 1 Mar |
| London | 14:38 → 13:01 | 06:47 | no | 06:45 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Durban | 16:38 → 15:01 | 05:47 | no | 05:48 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Dubai | 18:38 → 17:01 | 06:42 | no | 06:41 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Delhi | 20:08 → 18:31 | 06:47 | no | 06:46 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Kolkata | 20:08 → 18:31 | 05:59 | no | 05:58 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Singapore | 22:38 → 21:01 | 07:15 | no | 07:14 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Sydney | 01:38 → 00:01 | 06:43 | no | 06:43 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Suva | 02:38 → 01:01 | 06:05 | no | 06:05 | holds | 1 Mar |