Sunrise of Wednesday 15 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:16 sunrise
05:0405:2805:5206:1606:4007:0407:28
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2006
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 46 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Wednesday 15 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Thursday 16 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 03:05 on Wed 15 Mar to 05:28 on Thu 16 Mar.
2006-03-14T23:35:26Z → 2006-03-16T01:58:07Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:16 on the 15th and 06:15 on the 16th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 15th and is not on the 16th.
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 2784 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Tehran, 2006: Wednesday 15 March.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Vasantotsava 2006 falls on Wednesday 15 March. Pratipadā runs from 03:05 on Wed 15 Mar to 05:28 on Thu 16 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 15 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 15 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 15 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 14th | Covered | Sunrise 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:35 → 17:58 | 06:05 | no | 06:02 | no | 15 Mar |
| Chicago | 17:35 → 19:58 | 06:05 | no | 06:01 | no | 15 Mar |
| Jersey City | 18:35 → 20:58 | 06:10 | no | 06:07 | no | 15 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 19:35 → 21:58 | 06:14 | no | 06:13 | no | 15 Mar |
| London | 23:35 → 01:58 | 06:18 | no | 06:13 | no | 15 Mar |
| Durban | 01:35 → 03:58 | 05:56 | no | 05:57 | no | 15 Mar |
| Dubai | 03:35 → 05:58 | 06:30 | no | 06:28 | no | 15 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:05 → 07:28 | 06:33 | no | 06:30 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:05 → 07:28 | 05:47 | no | 05:45 | holds | 15 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:35 → 09:58 | 07:11 | no | 07:10 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Sydney | 10:35 → 12:58 | 06:53 | no | 06:55 | holds | 16 Mar |
| Suva | 11:35 → 13:58 | 06:09 | no | 06:09 | holds | 16 Mar |