Sunrise of Thursday 28 February
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
06:57 sunrise
05:4506:0906:3306:5707:2107:4508:09
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2086
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 55 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Thursday 28 February
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Friday 1 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:22 on Thu 28 Feb to 07:51 on Fri 1 Mar.
2086-02-28T12:22:28Z → 2086-03-01T14:50:49Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:57 on the 28th and 06:56 on the 1st.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 28th and is on the 1st.
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 3276 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Phoenix, 2086: Thursday 28 February.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Vasantotsava 2086 falls on Thursday 28 February. Pratipadā runs from 05:22 on Thu 28 Feb to 07:51 on Fri 1 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 28 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 28 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 28 Feb |
| 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 28th | Covered | Sunrise 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:22 → 06:51 | 06:23 | holds | 06:21 | holds | 28 Feb |
| Chicago | 06:22 → 08:51 | 06:27 | holds | 06:25 | holds | 28 Feb |
| Jersey City | 07:22 → 09:51 | 06:31 | no | 06:30 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:22 → 10:51 | 06:21 | no | 06:21 | holds | 1 Mar |
| London | 12:22 → 14:51 | 06:47 | no | 06:45 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Durban | 14:22 → 16:51 | 05:47 | no | 05:48 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:22 → 18:51 | 06:43 | no | 06:42 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:52 → 20:21 | 06:47 | no | 06:46 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:52 → 20:21 | 05:59 | no | 05:58 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:22 → 22:51 | 07:15 | no | 07:15 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:22 → 01:51 | 06:43 | no | 06:43 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Suva | 00:22 → 02:51 | 06:05 | no | 06:06 | holds | 1 Mar |