Sunrise of Wednesday 22 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2084
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 398 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 22 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 23 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 23:50 on Tue 21 Mar to 22:30 on Wed 22 Mar.
2084-03-22T06:49:52Z → 2084-03-23T05:29:36Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:28 on the 22nd and 06:27 on the 23rd.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 22nd and is not on the 23rd.
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 23906 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Phoenix, 2084: Wednesday 22 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Vasantotsava 2084 falls on Wednesday 22 March. Pratipadā runs from 23:50 on Tue 21 Mar to 22:30 on Wed 22 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 22 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 22 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 22 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 22nd | Covered | Sunrise 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:50 → 22:30 | 06:53 | holds | 06:51 | no | 22 Mar |
| Chicago | 01:50 → 00:30 | 06:49 | holds | 06:47 | no | 22 Mar |
| Jersey City | 02:50 → 01:30 | 06:55 | holds | 06:54 | no | 22 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 02:50 → 01:30 | 06:09 | holds | 06:08 | no | 22 Mar |
| London | 06:50 → 05:30 | 05:57 | no | 05:55 | no | 22 Mar |
| Durban | 08:50 → 07:30 | 06:01 | no | 06:02 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Dubai | 10:50 → 09:30 | 06:20 | no | 06:19 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Delhi | 12:20 → 11:00 | 06:22 | no | 06:21 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Kolkata | 12:20 → 11:00 | 05:39 | no | 05:38 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Singapore | 14:50 → 13:30 | 07:08 | no | 07:08 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Sydney | 17:50 → 16:30 | 07:01 | no | 07:01 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Suva | 18:50 → 17:30 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 23 Mar |