Sunrise of Friday 2 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:39 sunrise
05:2705:5106:1506:3907:0307:2707:51
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2018
Determinatein Pyongyang, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 28 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 2 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 3 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 09:21 on Fri 2 Mar to 07:06 on Sat 3 Mar.
2018-03-02T00:51:20Z → 2018-03-02T22:35:31Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:39 on the 2nd and 06:38 on the 3rd.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 2nd and is on the 3rd.
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 1672 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Pyongyang, 2018: Saturday 3 March.
confidence: determinate
In Pyongyang, Vasantotsava 2018 falls on Saturday 3 March. Pratipadā runs from 09:21 on Fri 2 Mar to 07:06 on Sat 3 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 3 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 3 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 3 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Pyongyang. | ||
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 2nd | Covered | Sunrise 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:51 → 14:36 | 06:21 | holds | 06:19 | no | 2 Mar |
| Chicago | 18:51 → 16:36 | 06:24 | holds | 06:23 | no | 2 Mar |
| Jersey City | 19:51 → 17:36 | 06:29 | holds | 06:27 | no | 2 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 20:51 → 18:36 | 06:20 | holds | 06:20 | no | 2 Mar |
| London | 00:51 → 22:36 | 06:44 | holds | 06:42 | no | 2 Mar |
| Durban | 02:51 → 00:36 | 05:48 | holds | 05:48 | no | 2 Mar |
| Dubai | 04:51 → 02:36 | 06:41 | holds | 06:40 | no | 2 Mar |
| Delhi | 06:21 → 04:06 | 06:46 | holds | 06:45 | no | 2 Mar |
| Kolkata | 06:21 → 04:06 | 05:58 | no | 05:57 | no | 2 Mar |
| Singapore | 08:51 → 06:36 | 07:14 | no | 07:14 | no | 2 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:51 → 09:36 | 06:44 | no | 06:45 | holds | 3 Mar |
| Suva | 12:51 → 10:36 | 06:05 | no | 06:06 | holds | 3 Mar |