Sunrise of Friday 2 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
05:24 sunrise
04:1204:3605:0005:2405:4806:1206:36
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2018
Determinatein Recife, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 453 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 2 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 3 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 21:51 on Thu 1 Mar to 19:36 on Fri 2 Mar.
2018-03-02T00:51:20Z → 2018-03-02T22:35:31Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:24 on the 2nd and 05:24 on the 3rd.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 2nd and is not 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 27185 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Recife, 2018: Friday 2 March.
confidence: determinate
In Recife, Vasantotsava 2018 falls on Friday 2 March. Pratipadā runs from 21:51 on Thu 1 Mar to 19:36 on Fri 2 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 2 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 2 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 2 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Recife. | ||
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 |