Sunrise of Monday 7 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:28 sunrise
05:1605:4006:0406:2806:5207:1607:40
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 1966
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 72 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Monday 7 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Tuesday 8 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:15 on Mon 7 Mar to 01:32 on Tue 8 Mar.
1966-03-07T01:45:15Z → 1966-03-07T22:01:55Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:28 on the 7th and 06:26 on the 8th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 7th and is not on the 8th.
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 4337 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Tehran, 1966: Monday 7 March.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Vasantotsava 1966 falls on Monday 7 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:15 on Mon 7 Mar to 01:32 on Tue 8 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 7 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 7 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 7 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Tehran. | ||
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 7th | Covered | Sunrise 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:45 → 14:02 | 06:15 | holds | 06:13 | no | 7 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:45 → 16:02 | 06:17 | holds | 06:15 | no | 7 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:45 → 17:02 | 06:22 | holds | 06:20 | no | 7 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:45 → 18:02 | 06:18 | holds | 06:18 | no | 7 Mar |
| London | 01:45 → 22:02 | 06:34 | holds | 06:32 | no | 7 Mar |
| Durban | 03:45 → 00:02 | 05:51 | holds | 05:52 | no | 7 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:45 → 02:02 | 06:37 | holds | 06:36 | no | 7 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:15 → 03:32 | 06:41 | no | 06:40 | no | 7 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:15 → 03:32 | 05:54 | no | 05:53 | no | 7 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:15 → 05:32 | 06:43 | no | 06:43 | no | 7 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:45 → 08:02 | 05:48 | no | 05:48 | holds | 8 Mar |
| Suva | 13:45 → 10:02 | 06:07 | no | 06:07 | holds | 8 Mar |