Sunrise of Sunday 21 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
06:07 sunrise
Pratipadā begins 05:39:38
04:5505:1905:4306:0706:3106:5507:19
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2038
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 27 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Sunday 21 March
Taken. The only sunrise Pratipadā holds at.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Monday 22 March
Pratipadā does not hold at sunrise. Not taken.
Absent at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:40 on Sun 21 Mar to 01:47 on Mon 22 Mar.
2038-03-21T02:09:38Z → 2038-03-21T22:17:12Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:07 on the 21st and 06:06 on the 22nd.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 21st and is not on the 22nd.
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 1645 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Tehran, 2038: Sunday 21 March.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Vasantotsava 2038 falls on Sunday 21 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:40 on Sun 21 Mar to 01:47 on Mon 22 Mar and is current at sunrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 21 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 21 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 21 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 21st | Covered | Sunrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:10 → 15:17 | 06:55 | holds | 06:54 | no | 21 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:10 → 17:17 | 06:52 | holds | 06:50 | no | 21 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:10 → 18:17 | 06:58 | holds | 06:56 | no | 21 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:10 → 18:17 | 06:10 | holds | 06:09 | no | 21 Mar |
| London | 02:10 → 22:17 | 06:01 | holds | 05:59 | no | 21 Mar |
| Durban | 04:10 → 00:17 | 06:00 | holds | 06:01 | no | 21 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:10 → 02:17 | 06:22 | holds | 06:21 | no | 21 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:40 → 03:47 | 06:24 | no | 06:23 | no | 21 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:40 → 03:47 | 05:40 | no | 05:39 | no | 21 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:10 → 06:17 | 07:09 | no | 07:08 | no | 21 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:10 → 09:17 | 06:59 | no | 07:00 | holds | 22 Mar |
| Suva | 14:10 → 10:17 | 06:10 | no | 06:11 | holds | 22 Mar |