Sunrise of Thursday 24 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
06:11 sunrise
04:5905:2305:4706:1106:3506:5907:23
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1921
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 8 min 12 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Thursday 24 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Friday 25 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 08:18 on Thu 24 Mar to 06:19 on Fri 25 Mar.
1921-03-23T20:18:25Z → 1921-03-24T18:19:28Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:11 on the 24th and 06:11 on the 25th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 24th and is on the 25th.
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 492 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Suva, 1921: Friday 25 March.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Vasantotsava 1921 falls on Friday 25 March. Pratipadā runs from 08:18 on Thu 24 Mar to 06:19 on Fri 25 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 25 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 25 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 25 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Suva. | ||
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 23rd | Covered | Sunrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:18 → 10:19 | 05:53 | no | 05:52 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Chicago | 14:18 → 12:19 | 05:50 | no | 05:48 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Jersey City | 15:18 → 13:19 | 05:56 | no | 05:54 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 16:18 → 14:19 | 06:09 | no | 06:08 | holds | 24 Mar |
| London | 20:18 → 18:19 | 05:58 | no | 05:56 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 22:18 → 20:19 | 06:01 | no | 06:02 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:18 → 22:19 | 06:21 | no | 06:20 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Delhi | 01:48 → 23:49 | 06:23 | no | 06:22 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Kolkata | 01:48 → 23:49 | 05:39 | no | 05:38 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 03:18 → 01:19 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 06:18 → 04:19 | 06:00 | no | 06:01 | no | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 08:18 → 06:19 | 06:11 | no | 06:11 | no | 25 Mar |