Sunrise of Friday 29 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
06:12 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 06:24:53
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
Absent at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2002
Boundaryin Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Pratipadā reaches sunrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 29 March
Taken. Pratipadā reaches neither sunrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 30 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 06:25 on Fri 29 Mar to 02:36 on Sat 30 Mar.
2002-03-28T18:24:53Z → 2002-03-29T14:35:51Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:12 on the 29th and 06:12 on the 30th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is not on the 29th and is not on the 30th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither sunrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → tithi-day · margin 765 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Suva, 2002: Friday 29 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Suva, Vasantotsava 2002 falls on Friday 29 March. Pratipadā runs from 06:25 on Fri 29 Mar to 02:36 on Sat 30 Mar, and is current at sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 29 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 29 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 29 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 28th | Covered | Sunrise 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:25 → 06:36 | 05:46 | no | 05:45 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Chicago | 12:25 → 08:36 | 05:41 | no | 05:39 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Jersey City | 13:25 → 09:36 | 05:47 | no | 05:45 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 14:25 → 10:36 | 06:06 | no | 06:05 | holds | 29 Mar |
| London | 18:25 → 14:36 | 05:46 | no | 05:44 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Durban | 20:25 → 16:36 | 06:04 | no | 06:05 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Dubai | 22:25 → 18:36 | 06:15 | no | 06:14 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Delhi | 23:55 → 20:06 | 06:17 | no | 06:15 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Kolkata | 23:55 → 20:06 | 05:34 | no | 05:33 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Singapore | 02:25 → 22:36 | 07:06 | no | 07:06 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Sydney | 05:25 → 01:36 | 07:04 | no | 07:05 | holds | 29 Mar |
| Suva | 06:25 → 02:36 | 06:12 | no | 06:12 | no | 29 Mar |