Sunrise of Saturday 6 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:21 sunrise
05:0905:3305:5706:2106:4507:0907:33
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2004
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 636 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 6 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 7 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 18:14 on Sat 6 Mar to 16:56 on Sun 7 Mar.
2004-03-06T23:14:16Z → 2004-03-07T21:56:02Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:21 on the 6th and 06:20 on the 7th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 6th and is on the 7th.
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 38188 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Queens, 2004: Sunday 7 March.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Vasantotsava 2004 falls on Sunday 7 March. Pratipadā runs from 18:14 on Sat 6 Mar to 16:56 on Sun 7 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 7 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 7 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 7 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 6th | Covered | Sunrise 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:14 → 13:56 | 06:15 | no | 06:14 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Chicago | 17:14 → 15:56 | 06:17 | no | 06:15 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Jersey City | 18:14 → 16:56 | 06:22 | no | 06:21 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 19:14 → 17:56 | 06:18 | no | 06:18 | holds | 7 Mar |
| London | 23:14 → 21:56 | 06:35 | no | 06:32 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Durban | 01:14 → 23:56 | 05:51 | no | 05:51 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Dubai | 03:14 → 01:56 | 06:37 | no | 06:36 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Delhi | 04:44 → 03:26 | 06:41 | no | 06:40 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Kolkata | 04:44 → 03:26 | 05:54 | no | 05:53 | holds | 7 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:14 → 05:56 | 07:13 | no | 07:13 | no | 7 Mar |
| Sydney | 10:14 → 08:56 | 06:47 | no | 06:48 | no | 8 Mar |
| Suva | 11:14 → 09:56 | 06:07 | no | 06:07 | no | 8 Mar |