Night of Friday 31 January
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:07 00:55 niśītha ends
Caturdaśī begins 23:58:32
23:1923:4300:0700:3100:5501:1901:43
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śivarātri · 1908
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 8 min 48 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 31 January
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 1 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 23:59 on Fri 31 Jan to 20:22 on Sat 1 Feb.
1908-01-31T15:58:33Z → 1908-02-01T12:21:51Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:07–00:55 on the 31st, 00:07–00:55 on the 1st.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during niśītha. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 31st and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 108
Tie-break
Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 528 s
Ruling
Śivarātri, Baoding, 1908: Friday 31 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śivarātri 1908 falls on Friday 31 January. Caturdaśī runs from 23:59 on Fri 31 Jan to 20:22 on Sat 1 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 31 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 31 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 31 Jan |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/shivaratri · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“The krsna caturdasi in each month is called 'Sivaratri'. The chief among them is that of Magha. The tithi must cover nisitha (or pradosa in some opinion).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 108. The alternative opinion that reads pradoṣa instead of niśītha is not evaluated.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturdaśī | Niśītha 31st | Covered | Niśītha 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:59 → 04:22 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Chicago | 09:59 → 06:22 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Jersey City | 10:59 → 07:22 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 11:59 → 08:22 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| London | 15:59 → 12:22 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Durban | 17:59 → 14:22 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Dubai | 19:40 → 16:03 | 23:49 | 48 min | 23:49 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Delhi | 21:29 → 17:52 | 00:10 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Kolkata | 21:29 → 17:52 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Singapore | 22:59 → 19:22 | 23:54 | 48 min | 23:54 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Sydney | 01:59 → 22:22 | 23:45 | 0 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Suva | 03:54 → 00:17 | 23:51 | 0 min | 23:51 | 26 min | 1 Feb |