Sunrise of Sunday 11 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1990
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 472 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Sunday 11 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Monday 12 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 13:58 on Sun 11 Mar to 15:17 on Mon 12 Mar.
1990-03-11T10:58:30Z → 1990-03-12T12:16:54Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:07 on the 11th and 06:06 on the 12th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 11th and is on the 12th.
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 28294 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Riyadh, 1990: Monday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Vasantotsava 1990 falls on Monday 12 March. Pratipadā runs from 13:58 on Sun 11 Mar to 15:17 on Mon 12 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 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 11th | Covered | Sunrise 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:58 → 04:17 | 06:09 | holds | 06:08 | no | 11 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:58 → 06:17 | 06:10 | holds | 06:08 | holds | 11 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:58 → 07:17 | 06:15 | holds | 06:13 | holds | 11 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 06:58 → 08:17 | 06:16 | no | 06:15 | holds | 12 Mar |
| London | 10:58 → 12:17 | 06:25 | no | 06:23 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 12:58 → 14:17 | 05:54 | no | 05:54 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 14:58 → 16:17 | 06:33 | no | 06:32 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 16:28 → 17:47 | 06:36 | no | 06:35 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 16:28 → 17:47 | 05:50 | no | 05:49 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:58 → 20:17 | 07:12 | no | 07:12 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:58 → 22:17 | 05:51 | no | 05:52 | holds | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 22:58 → 00:17 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 12 Mar |