Sunrise of Sunday 11 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
06:43 sunrise
05:3105:5506:1906:4307:0707:3107:55
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2085
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 6 min 14 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Sunday 11 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Monday 12 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:27 on Sun 11 Mar to 06:48 on Mon 12 Mar.
2085-03-11T12:27:03Z → 2085-03-12T13:48:10Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:43 on the 11th and 06:42 on the 12th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 11th and is on the 12th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both sunrises qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 374 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Phoenix, 2085: Sunday 11 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Vasantotsava 2085 falls on Sunday 11 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:27 on Sun 11 Mar to 06:48 on Mon 12 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 11 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 11 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 11 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 11th | Covered | Sunrise 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:27 → 06:48 | 07:08 | holds | 07:07 | no | 11 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:27 → 08:48 | 07:08 | no | 07:07 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:27 → 09:48 | 07:14 | no | 07:12 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:27 → 09:48 | 06:15 | no | 06:15 | holds | 12 Mar |
| London | 12:27 → 13:48 | 06:23 | no | 06:20 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 14:27 → 15:48 | 05:54 | no | 05:55 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:27 → 17:48 | 06:32 | no | 06:31 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:57 → 19:18 | 06:35 | no | 06:34 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:57 → 19:18 | 05:49 | no | 05:48 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:27 → 21:48 | 07:12 | no | 07:12 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:27 → 00:48 | 06:52 | no | 06:53 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 00:27 → 01:48 | 06:08 | no | 06:09 | holds | 12 Mar |