Sunrise of Friday 9 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
06:23 sunrise
05:1105:3505:5906:2306:4707:1107:35
Holds at sunrise
Ruling · Vasantotsava · 2096
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 16 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The sunrise is read as upper limb, 31′ + 16′.
Sunrise of Friday 9 March
Taken. Both sunrises qualify; the rule takes the first.
Holds at sunrise
Sunrise of Saturday 10 March
Pratipadā holds at sunrise here too. Not taken.
Holds at sunrise
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 05:09 on Fri 9 Mar to 06:38 on Sat 10 Mar.
2096-03-09T01:38:48Z → 2096-03-10T03:07:38Z
Kāla
Sunrise is at 06:23 on the 9th and 06:22 on the 10th.
sunrise: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be current at sunrise. It is on the 9th and is on the 10th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both sunrises qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 965 s
Ruling
Vasantotsava, Tehran, 2096: Friday 9 March.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Vasantotsava 2096 falls on Friday 9 March. Pratipadā runs from 05:09 on Fri 9 Mar to 06:38 on Sat 10 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 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 9th | Covered | Sunrise 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:39 → 19:08 | 06:10 | holds | 06:09 | no | 9 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:39 → 21:08 | 06:11 | holds | 06:10 | no | 9 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:39 → 22:08 | 06:16 | holds | 06:15 | no | 9 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:39 → 23:08 | 06:16 | holds | 06:16 | no | 9 Mar |
| London | 01:39 → 03:08 | 06:27 | holds | 06:24 | no | 9 Mar |
| Durban | 03:39 → 05:08 | 05:53 | holds | 05:54 | no | 9 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:39 → 07:08 | 06:34 | holds | 06:33 | holds | 9 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:09 → 08:38 | 06:37 | no | 06:36 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:09 → 08:38 | 05:51 | no | 05:50 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:39 → 11:08 | 07:12 | no | 07:12 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Sydney | 12:39 → 14:08 | 06:51 | no | 06:51 | holds | 10 Mar |
| Suva | 13:39 → 15:08 | 06:08 | no | 06:08 | holds | 10 Mar |