Sunrise of Saturday 29 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:20 sunrise
05:0805:3205:5606:2006:4407:0807:32
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2059
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 466 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 29 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 30 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 20:48 on Fri 28 Mar to 22:33 on Sat 29 Mar.
2059-03-29T03:48:11Z → 2059-03-30T05:32:59Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:20 on the 29th and 06:19 on the 30th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 29th and is not on the 30th.
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 27945 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Phoenix, 2059: Saturday 29 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Vasantotsava 2059 falls on Saturday 29 March. Pratipadā runs from 20:48 on Fri 28 Mar to 22:33 on Sat 29 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 29 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 29 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 29 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 29th | Covered | Sunrise 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:48 → 22:33 | 06:44 | holds | 06:43 | no | 29 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:48 → 00:33 | 06:39 | holds | 06:37 | no | 29 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:48 → 01:33 | 06:45 | holds | 06:43 | no | 29 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:48 → 01:33 | 06:05 | holds | 06:05 | no | 29 Mar |
| London | 03:48 → 06:33 | 05:43 | holds | 06:41 | no | 29 Mar |
| Durban | 05:48 → 07:33 | 06:05 | holds | 06:06 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:48 → 09:33 | 06:14 | no | 06:13 | holds | 30 Mar |
| Delhi | 09:18 → 11:03 | 06:15 | no | 06:14 | holds | 30 Mar |
| Kolkata | 09:18 → 11:03 | 05:33 | no | 05:32 | holds | 30 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:48 → 13:33 | 07:06 | no | 07:06 | holds | 30 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:48 → 16:33 | 07:05 | no | 07:06 | holds | 30 Mar |
| Suva | 15:48 → 17:33 | 06:12 | no | 06:12 | holds | 30 Mar |