Sunrise of Saturday 14 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
06:40 sunrise
05:2805:5206:1606:4007:0407:2807:52
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2082
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 14 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 15 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 09:47 on Sat 14 Mar to 06:01 on Sun 15 Mar.
2082-03-14T16:46:36Z → 2082-03-15T13:00:52Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:40 on the 14th and 06:38 on the 15th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 14th and is not on the 15th.
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 2246 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Phoenix, 2082: Saturday 14 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Phoenix, Vasantotsava 2082 falls on Saturday 14 March. Pratipadā runs from 09:47 on Sat 14 Mar to 06:01 on Sun 15 Mar, and is current at sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 14 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 14 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 14 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 14th | Covered | Sunrise 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:47 → 06:01 | 07:04 | no | 07:03 | no | 14 Mar |
| Chicago | 11:47 → 08:01 | 07:04 | no | 07:02 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Jersey City | 12:47 → 09:01 | 07:09 | no | 07:08 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 12:47 → 09:01 | 06:14 | no | 06:13 | holds | 15 Mar |
| London | 16:47 → 13:01 | 06:17 | no | 06:14 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Durban | 18:47 → 15:01 | 05:56 | no | 05:57 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Dubai | 20:47 → 17:01 | 06:29 | no | 06:28 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Delhi | 22:17 → 18:31 | 06:32 | no | 06:31 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Kolkata | 22:17 → 18:31 | 05:47 | no | 05:46 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Singapore | 00:47 → 21:01 | 07:11 | no | 07:11 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Sydney | 03:47 → 00:01 | 06:54 | no | 06:55 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Suva | 04:47 → 01:01 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | holds | 15 Mar |