Sunrise of Wednesday 26 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:14 sunrise
05:0205:2605:5006:1406:3807:0207:26
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1986
Determinatein Puning, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 132 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 26 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 27 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 11:02 on Wed 26 Mar to 08:25 on Thu 27 Mar.
1986-03-26T03:01:47Z → 1986-03-27T00:25:01Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:14 on the 26th and 06:13 on the 27th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 26th and is on the 27th.
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 7892 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Puning, 1986: Thursday 27 March.
confidence: determinate
In Puning, Vasantotsava 1986 falls on Thursday 27 March. Pratipadā runs from 11:02 on Wed 26 Mar to 08:25 on Thu 27 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 27 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 27 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 27 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Puning. | ||
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 26th | Covered | Sunrise 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:02 → 16:25 | 05:49 | holds | 05:48 | no | 26 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:02 → 18:25 | 05:44 | holds | 05:43 | no | 26 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:02 → 19:25 | 05:50 | holds | 05:49 | no | 26 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:02 → 20:25 | 06:07 | holds | 06:06 | no | 26 Mar |
| London | 03:02 → 00:25 | 05:51 | holds | 05:48 | no | 26 Mar |
| Durban | 05:02 → 02:25 | 06:03 | holds | 06:03 | no | 26 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:02 → 04:25 | 06:17 | no | 06:16 | no | 26 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:32 → 05:55 | 06:19 | no | 06:18 | no | 26 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:32 → 05:55 | 05:36 | no | 05:35 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:02 → 08:25 | 07:07 | no | 07:07 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:02 → 10:25 | 06:03 | no | 06:03 | holds | 27 Mar |
| Suva | 15:02 → 12:25 | 06:11 | no | 06:12 | holds | 27 Mar |