Sunrise of Friday 19 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:33 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 05:23:23
05:2105:4506:0906:3306:5707:2107:45
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2049
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 69 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 19 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 20 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:23 on Fri 19 Mar to 05:08 on Sat 20 Mar.
2049-03-19T12:23:23Z → 2049-03-20T12:07:41Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:33 on the 19th and 06:31 on the 20th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 19th and is not on the 20th.
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 4167 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Phoenix, 2049: Friday 19 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Vasantotsava 2049 falls on Friday 19 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:23 on Fri 19 Mar to 05:08 on Sat 20 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 19 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 19 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 19 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 19th | Covered | Sunrise 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:23 → 05:08 | 06:57 | holds | 06:56 | no | 19 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:23 → 07:08 | 06:55 | no | 06:53 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:23 → 08:08 | 07:01 | no | 06:59 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:23 → 08:08 | 06:11 | no | 06:10 | holds | 20 Mar |
| London | 12:23 → 12:08 | 06:05 | no | 06:03 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Durban | 14:23 → 14:08 | 05:59 | no | 06:00 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:23 → 16:08 | 06:24 | no | 06:23 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:53 → 17:38 | 06:26 | no | 06:25 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:53 → 17:38 | 05:42 | no | 05:41 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:23 → 20:08 | 07:09 | no | 07:09 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:23 → 23:08 | 06:58 | no | 06:59 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 00:23 → 00:08 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | holds | 20 Mar |