Sunrise of Friday 9 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:08 sunrise
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Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2012
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 508 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 9 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 10 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 21:39 on Thu 8 Mar to 18:37 on Fri 9 Mar.
2012-03-08T09:39:29Z → 2012-03-09T06:36:52Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:08 on the 9th and 06:08 on the 10th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 9th and is not on the 10th.
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 30491 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Suva, 2012: Friday 9 March.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Vasantotsava 2012 falls on Friday 9 March. Pratipadā runs from 21:39 on Thu 8 Mar to 18:37 on Fri 9 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 9 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 9 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 9 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 8th | Covered | Sunrise 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:39 → 22:37 | 06:12 | holds | 06:11 | no | 8 Mar |
| Chicago | 03:39 → 00:37 | 06:14 | holds | 06:12 | no | 8 Mar |
| Jersey City | 04:39 → 01:37 | 06:19 | holds | 06:17 | no | 8 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 05:39 → 02:37 | 06:17 | holds | 06:17 | no | 8 Mar |
| London | 09:39 → 06:37 | 06:30 | no | 06:28 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Durban | 11:39 → 08:37 | 05:52 | no | 05:53 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Dubai | 13:39 → 10:37 | 06:35 | no | 06:34 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Delhi | 15:09 → 12:07 | 06:39 | no | 06:38 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Kolkata | 15:09 → 12:07 | 05:52 | no | 05:51 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Singapore | 17:39 → 14:37 | 07:13 | no | 07:12 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:39 → 17:37 | 06:49 | no | 06:50 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Suva | 21:39 → 18:37 | 06:07 | no | 06:08 | holds | 9 Mar |