Sunrise of Sunday 18 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:34 sunrise
05:2205:4606:1006:3406:5807:2207:46
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2068
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 563 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Sunday 18 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Monday 19 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 15:57 on Sun 18 Mar to 18:08 on Mon 19 Mar.
2068-03-18T22:56:37Z → 2068-03-20T01:07:38Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:34 on the 18th and 06:32 on the 19th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 18th and is on the 19th.
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 33773 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Phoenix, 2068: Monday 19 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Vasantotsava 2068 falls on Monday 19 March. Pratipadā runs from 15:57 on Sun 18 Mar to 18:08 on Mon 19 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 19 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 19 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 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 18th | Covered | Sunrise 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:57 → 18:08 | 06:58 | no | 06:56 | no | 19 Mar |
| Chicago | 17:57 → 20:08 | 06:56 | no | 06:53 | no | 19 Mar |
| Jersey City | 18:57 → 21:08 | 07:02 | no | 06:59 | no | 19 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 18:57 → 21:08 | 06:11 | no | 06:10 | no | 19 Mar |
| London | 22:57 → 01:08 | 06:07 | no | 06:02 | no | 19 Mar |
| Durban | 00:57 → 03:08 | 05:59 | no | 06:00 | no | 19 Mar |
| Dubai | 02:57 → 05:08 | 06:25 | no | 06:23 | no | 19 Mar |
| Delhi | 04:27 → 06:38 | 06:27 | no | 06:25 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Kolkata | 04:27 → 06:38 | 05:42 | no | 05:41 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Singapore | 06:57 → 09:08 | 07:10 | no | 07:09 | holds | 19 Mar |
| Sydney | 09:57 → 12:08 | 06:57 | no | 06:59 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 10:57 → 13:08 | 06:10 | no | 06:11 | holds | 20 Mar |