Sunrise of Friday 15 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:03 sunrise
04:5105:1505:3906:0306:2706:5107:15
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1968
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 490 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 15 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 16 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 21:52 on Thu 14 Mar to 19:09 on Fri 15 Mar.
1968-03-14T18:52:18Z → 1968-03-15T16:09:10Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:03 on the 15th and 06:02 on the 16th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 15th and is not on the 16th.
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 29422 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Riyadh, 1968: Friday 15 March.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Vasantotsava 1968 falls on Friday 15 March. Pratipadā runs from 21:52 on Thu 14 Mar to 19:09 on Fri 15 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 15 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 15 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 15 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 14th | Covered | Sunrise 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:52 → 08:09 | 06:05 | no | 06:03 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Chicago | 12:52 → 10:09 | 06:04 | no | 06:03 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Jersey City | 13:52 → 11:09 | 06:10 | no | 06:08 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 14:52 → 12:09 | 06:14 | no | 06:13 | holds | 15 Mar |
| London | 19:52 → 17:09 | 07:17 | no | 07:15 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Durban | 20:52 → 18:09 | 05:56 | no | 05:56 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Dubai | 22:52 → 20:09 | 06:29 | no | 06:28 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Delhi | 00:22 → 21:39 | 06:32 | no | 06:31 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Kolkata | 00:22 → 21:39 | 05:47 | no | 05:46 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Singapore | 02:22 → 23:39 | 06:41 | no | 06:41 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Sydney | 04:52 → 02:09 | 05:54 | no | 05:54 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Suva | 06:52 → 04:09 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | no | 15 Mar |