Sunrise of Tuesday 29 February
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
06:17 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 06:11:55
05:0505:2905:5306:1706:4107:0507:29
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1972
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 5 min 05 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Tuesday 29 February
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Wednesday 1 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 06:12 on Tue 29 Feb to 07:38 on Wed 1 Mar.
1972-02-29T03:11:55Z → 1972-03-01T04:38:28Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:17 on the 29th and 06:16 on the 1st.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 29th and is on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both sunrises qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 305 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Riyadh, 1972: Tuesday 29 February.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Vasantotsava 1972 falls on Tuesday 29 February. Pratipadā runs from 06:12 on Tue 29 Feb to 07:38 on Wed 1 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 29 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 29 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 29 Feb |
| 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 29th | Covered | Sunrise 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:12 → 20:38 | 06:23 | holds | 06:22 | no | 29 Feb |
| Chicago | 21:12 → 22:38 | 06:27 | holds | 06:26 | no | 29 Feb |
| Jersey City | 22:12 → 23:38 | 06:32 | holds | 06:30 | no | 29 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 23:12 → 00:38 | 06:21 | holds | 06:21 | no | 29 Feb |
| London | 03:12 → 04:38 | 06:48 | holds | 06:46 | no | 29 Feb |
| Durban | 05:12 → 06:38 | 05:46 | holds | 05:47 | holds | 29 Feb |
| Dubai | 07:12 → 08:38 | 06:43 | no | 06:42 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:42 → 10:08 | 06:48 | no | 06:47 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:42 → 10:08 | 05:59 | no | 05:58 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:42 → 12:08 | 06:45 | no | 06:45 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:12 → 14:38 | 05:42 | no | 05:43 | holds | 1 Mar |
| Suva | 15:12 → 16:38 | 06:05 | no | 06:05 | holds | 1 Mar |