Sunrise of Wednesday 16 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
06:01 sunrise
04:4905:1305:3706:0106:2506:4907:13
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2033
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 75 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 16 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 17 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 04:37 on Wed 16 Mar to 07:15 on Thu 17 Mar.
2033-03-16T01:37:27Z → 2033-03-17T04:15:06Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:01 on the 16th and 06:00 on the 17th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 16th and is on the 17th.
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 4485 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Riyadh, 2033: Wednesday 16 March.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Vasantotsava 2033 falls on Wednesday 16 March. Pratipadā runs from 04:37 on Wed 16 Mar to 07:15 on Thu 17 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 16 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 16 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 16 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 16th | Covered | Sunrise 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:37 → 21:15 | 07:02 | holds | 07:00 | no | 16 Mar |
| Chicago | 20:37 → 23:15 | 07:00 | holds | 06:59 | no | 16 Mar |
| Jersey City | 21:37 → 00:15 | 07:06 | holds | 07:04 | no | 16 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:37 → 00:15 | 06:13 | holds | 06:12 | no | 16 Mar |
| London | 01:37 → 04:15 | 06:12 | holds | 06:10 | no | 16 Mar |
| Durban | 03:37 → 06:15 | 05:57 | holds | 05:58 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:37 → 08:15 | 06:27 | holds | 06:26 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:07 → 09:45 | 06:30 | no | 06:29 | holds | 17 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:07 → 09:45 | 05:45 | no | 05:44 | holds | 17 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:37 → 12:15 | 07:10 | no | 07:10 | holds | 17 Mar |
| Sydney | 12:37 → 15:15 | 06:55 | no | 06:56 | holds | 17 Mar |
| Suva | 13:37 → 16:15 | 06:09 | no | 06:10 | holds | 17 Mar |