Sunrise of Saturday 26 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
05:56 sunrise
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Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1910
Determinatein Shaoxing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 41 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Saturday 26 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Sunday 27 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 04:21 on Sat 26 Mar to 06:36 on Sun 27 Mar.
1910-03-25T20:20:31Z → 1910-03-26T22:35:33Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 05:56 on the 26th and 05:55 on the 27th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 26th and is on the 27th.
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 2433 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Shaoxing, 1910: Saturday 26 March.
confidence: determinate
In Shaoxing, Vasantotsava 1910 falls on Saturday 26 March. Pratipadā runs from 04:21 on Sat 26 Mar to 06:36 on Sun 27 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 26 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 26 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 26 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Shaoxing. | ||
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 25th | Covered | Sunrise 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:21 → 14:36 | 05:51 | no | 05:50 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Chicago | 14:21 → 16:36 | 05:47 | no | 05:45 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Jersey City | 15:21 → 17:36 | 05:53 | no | 05:51 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 16:21 → 18:36 | 06:08 | no | 06:07 | holds | 26 Mar |
| London | 20:21 → 22:36 | 05:54 | no | 05:52 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Durban | 22:21 → 00:36 | 06:02 | no | 06:03 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:02 → 02:17 | 06:00 | no | 05:59 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Delhi | 01:51 → 04:06 | 06:21 | no | 06:20 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Kolkata | 01:51 → 04:06 | 05:37 | no | 05:36 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Singapore | 03:21 → 05:36 | 06:08 | no | 06:07 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Sydney | 06:21 → 08:36 | 06:01 | no | 06:02 | no | 27 Mar |
| Suva | 08:16 → 10:31 | 06:06 | no | 06:06 | no | 27 Mar |