Night of Sunday 10 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:04 00:52 niśītha ends
23:1623:4000:0400:2800:5201:1601:40
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 1918
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 414 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 10 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 11 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 11:27 on Mon 11 Mar to 07:46 on Tue 12 Mar.
1918-03-11T03:26:41Z → 1918-03-11T23:46:10Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:04–00:52 on the 10th, 00:04–00:52 on the 11th.
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 10th and 48 of 48 on the 11th.
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 24846 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1918: Monday 11 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri 1918 falls on Monday 11 March. Caturdaśī runs from 11:27 on Mon 11 Mar to 07:46 on Tue 12 Mar and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 11 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 11 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 11 Mar |
| 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 11th | Covered | Niśītha 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:27 → 15:46 | 23:39 | 0 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:27 → 17:46 | 23:36 | 0 min | 23:36 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:27 → 18:46 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:27 → 19:46 | 23:52 | 0 min | 23:52 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| London | 03:27 → 23:46 | 23:46 | 0 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Durban | 05:27 → 01:46 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:08 → 03:27 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:57 → 05:16 | 00:07 | 48 min | 00:07 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:57 → 05:16 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:27 → 06:46 | 23:51 | 48 min | 23:51 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:27 → 09:46 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Suva | 15:27 → 11:46 | 23:53 | 48 min | 23:52 | 0 min | 11 Mar |