Night of Sunday 26 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:07 00:55 niśītha ends
23:1923:4300:0700:3100:5501:1901:43
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 1911
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 498 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 26 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 27 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 09:22 on Mon 27 Feb to 09:13 on Tue 28 Feb.
1911-02-27T01:22:20Z → 1911-02-28T01:13:17Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:07–00:55 on the 26th, 00:07–00:55 on the 27th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 26th and 48 of 48 on the 27th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: disputed → only-day · margin 29907 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1911: Monday 27 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri 1911 falls on Monday 27 February. Caturdaśī runs from 09:22 on Mon 27 Feb to 09:13 on Tue 28 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 27 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 27 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 27 Feb |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/maha-shivaratri · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 14 Mahasivaratri (nisithavyapini) — In some opinion it is to be observed on nisitha and in some opinion on pradosa. If occurs on two successive nisithas then according to Hemadri it is to be observed on the first day and according to Madhava, to be observed on the second day” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105. The alternative opinion that reads pradoṣa instead of niśītha is not evaluated.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturdaśī | Niśītha 27th | Covered | Niśītha 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:22 → 17:13 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Chicago | 19:22 → 19:13 | 23:39 | 0 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Jersey City | 20:22 → 20:13 | 23:45 | 0 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 21:22 → 21:13 | 23:55 | 0 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| London | 01:22 → 01:13 | 23:49 | 48 min | 23:49 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Durban | 03:22 → 03:13 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Dubai | 05:03 → 04:54 | 23:49 | 48 min | 23:48 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Delhi | 06:52 → 06:43 | 00:10 | 48 min | 00:10 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Kolkata | 06:52 → 06:43 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Singapore | 08:22 → 08:13 | 23:54 | 48 min | 23:53 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Sydney | 11:22 → 11:13 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Suva | 13:17 → 13:08 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 27 Feb |