Sunrise of Tuesday 22 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1932
Boundaryin Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Pratipadā reaches sunrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Tuesday 22 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Wednesday 23 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 07:37 on Tue 22 Mar to 04:01 on Wed 23 Mar.
1932-03-22T12:37:19Z → 1932-03-23T09:00:46Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:56 on the 22nd and 05:54 on the 23rd.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 22nd and is not on the 23rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither sunrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → tithi-day · margin 6078 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Queens, 1932: Tuesday 22 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Queens, Vasantotsava 1932 falls on Tuesday 22 March. Pratipadā runs from 07:37 on Tue 22 Mar to 04:01 on Wed 23 Mar, and is current at sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 22 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 22 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 22 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Queens. | ||
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 22nd | Covered | Sunrise 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:37 → 01:01 | 05:54 | holds | 05:53 | no | 22 Mar |
| Chicago | 06:37 → 03:01 | 05:51 | no | 05:49 | no | 22 Mar |
| Jersey City | 07:37 → 04:01 | 05:57 | no | 05:55 | no | 22 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:37 → 05:01 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | no | 22 Mar |
| London | 12:37 → 09:01 | 06:00 | no | 05:57 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Durban | 14:37 → 11:01 | 06:01 | no | 06:01 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:37 → 13:01 | 06:21 | no | 06:20 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Delhi | 18:07 → 14:31 | 06:24 | no | 06:22 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Kolkata | 18:07 → 14:31 | 05:40 | no | 05:39 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Singapore | 19:37 → 16:01 | 06:09 | no | 06:08 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Sydney | 22:37 → 19:01 | 06:00 | no | 06:00 | holds | 23 Mar |
| Suva | 00:37 → 21:01 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | holds | 23 Mar |