Sunrise of Tuesday 26 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:12 sunrise
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2024
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 526 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Tuesday 26 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Wednesday 27 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 19:00 on Mon 25 Mar to 21:26 on Tue 26 Mar.
2024-03-25T07:00:20Z → 2024-03-26T09:26:04Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:12 on the 26th and 06:12 on the 27th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 26th and is not on the 27th.
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 31547 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Suva, 2024: Tuesday 26 March.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Vasantotsava 2024 falls on Tuesday 26 March. Pratipadā runs from 19:00 on Mon 25 Mar to 21:26 on Tue 26 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 26 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 26 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 26 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 25th | Covered | Sunrise 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:00 → 02:26 | 06:49 | holds | 06:48 | no | 25 Mar |
| Chicago | 02:00 → 04:26 | 06:45 | holds | 06:43 | no | 25 Mar |
| Jersey City | 03:00 → 05:26 | 06:51 | holds | 06:49 | no | 25 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 03:00 → 05:26 | 06:07 | holds | 06:07 | no | 25 Mar |
| London | 07:00 → 09:26 | 05:51 | no | 05:49 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Durban | 09:00 → 11:26 | 06:03 | no | 06:03 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Dubai | 11:00 → 13:26 | 06:18 | no | 06:17 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Delhi | 12:30 → 14:56 | 06:19 | no | 06:18 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Kolkata | 12:30 → 14:56 | 05:36 | no | 05:35 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Singapore | 15:00 → 17:26 | 07:07 | no | 07:07 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Sydney | 18:00 → 20:26 | 07:02 | no | 07:03 | holds | 26 Mar |
| Suva | 19:00 → 21:26 | 06:11 | no | 06:12 | holds | 26 Mar |