Sunrise of Sunday 12 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:12 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 05:52:28
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1933
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 21 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Sunday 12 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Monday 13 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:52 on Sun 12 Mar to 03:58 on Mon 13 Mar.
1933-03-12T02:45:36Z → 1933-03-13T00:51:44Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:12 on the 12th and 06:11 on the 13th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 12th and is not on the 13th.
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 1236 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Riyadh, 1933: Sunday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Vasantotsava 1933 falls on Sunday 12 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:52 on Sun 12 Mar to 03:58 on Mon 13 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 12 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Riyadh. | ||
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 12th | Covered | Sunrise 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:46 → 16:52 | 06:08 | holds | 06:07 | no | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 20:46 → 18:52 | 06:08 | holds | 06:07 | no | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 21:46 → 19:52 | 06:14 | holds | 06:12 | no | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:46 → 20:52 | 06:15 | holds | 06:15 | no | 12 Mar |
| London | 02:46 → 00:52 | 06:23 | holds | 06:21 | no | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 04:46 → 02:52 | 05:54 | holds | 05:55 | no | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:46 → 04:52 | 06:32 | no | 06:31 | no | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:16 → 06:22 | 06:35 | no | 06:34 | no | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:16 → 06:22 | 05:49 | no | 05:48 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:06 → 08:12 | 06:32 | no | 06:32 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Sydney | 12:46 → 10:52 | 05:52 | no | 05:53 | holds | 13 Mar |
| Suva | 14:46 → 12:52 | 06:08 | no | 06:09 | holds | 13 Mar |