Sunrise of Sunday 27 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
05:48 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 06:09:31
04:3605:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:00
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1994
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 Sunday 27 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Monday 28 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 06:10 on Sun 27 Mar to 02:27 on Mon 28 Mar.
1994-03-27T11:09:32Z → 1994-03-28T07:26:38Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:48 on the 27th and 05:46 on the 28th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 27th and is not on the 28th.
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 1308 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Queens, 1994: Sunday 27 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Queens, Vasantotsava 1994 falls on Sunday 27 March. Pratipadā runs from 06:10 on Sun 27 Mar to 02:27 on Mon 28 Mar, and is current at sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 27 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 27 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 27 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 27th | Covered | Sunrise 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:10 → 23:27 | 05:47 | holds | 05:46 | no | 27 Mar |
| Chicago | 05:10 → 01:27 | 05:42 | holds | 05:41 | no | 27 Mar |
| Jersey City | 06:10 → 02:27 | 05:49 | no | 05:47 | no | 27 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 07:10 → 03:27 | 06:06 | no | 06:06 | no | 27 Mar |
| London | 12:10 → 08:27 | 06:48 | no | 06:46 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Durban | 13:10 → 09:27 | 06:04 | no | 06:04 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Dubai | 15:10 → 11:27 | 06:16 | no | 06:15 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Delhi | 16:40 → 12:57 | 06:18 | no | 06:17 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Kolkata | 16:40 → 12:57 | 05:35 | no | 05:34 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Singapore | 19:10 → 15:27 | 07:07 | no | 07:07 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Sydney | 21:10 → 17:27 | 06:03 | no | 06:04 | holds | 28 Mar |
| Suva | 23:10 → 19:27 | 06:12 | no | 06:12 | holds | 28 Mar |