Sunrise of Sunday 20 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:20 sunrise
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Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2011
Determinatein Puning, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 250 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Sunday 20 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Monday 21 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 02:10 on Sun 20 Mar to 22:13 on Sun 20 Mar.
2011-03-19T18:10:03Z → 2011-03-20T14:12:44Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:20 on the 20th and 06:19 on the 21st.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 20th and is not on the 21st.
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 15019 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Puning, 2011: Sunday 20 March.
confidence: determinate
In Puning, Vasantotsava 2011 falls on Sunday 20 March. Pratipadā runs from 02:10 on Sun 20 Mar to 22:13 on Sun 20 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 20 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 20 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 20 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 19th | Covered | Sunrise 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:10 → 07:13 | 06:59 | no | 06:57 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Chicago | 13:10 → 09:13 | 06:56 | no | 06:55 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Jersey City | 14:10 → 10:13 | 07:02 | no | 07:00 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 14:10 → 10:13 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 20 Mar |
| London | 18:10 → 14:13 | 06:07 | no | 06:05 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Durban | 20:10 → 16:13 | 05:59 | no | 05:59 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Dubai | 22:10 → 18:13 | 06:25 | no | 06:24 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Delhi | 23:40 → 19:43 | 06:27 | no | 06:26 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Kolkata | 23:40 → 19:43 | 05:42 | no | 05:42 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Singapore | 02:10 → 22:13 | 07:10 | no | 07:09 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 05:10 → 01:13 | 06:57 | no | 06:58 | holds | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 06:10 → 02:13 | 06:10 | no | 06:10 | holds | 20 Mar |