Night of Monday 3 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:06 00:54 niśītha ends
Caturdaśī begins 00:36:28
23:1823:4200:0600:3000:5401:1801:42
17 of 48 minutes covered, the last 17
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 1924
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 1 min 55 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 3 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
17 of 48 minutes covered, the last 17
Night of Tuesday 4 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 00:36 on Tue 4 Mar to 00:04 on Wed 5 Mar.
1924-03-03T16:36:28Z → 1924-03-04T16:03:45Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:06–00:54 on the 3rd, 00:06–00:54 on the 4th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during niśītha. It covers 17 of 48 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 48 on the 4th.
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 115 s < 300 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1924: Monday 3 March.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri 1924 falls on Monday 3 March. Caturdaśī runs from 00:36 on Tue 4 Mar to 00:04 on Wed 5 Mar and covers 17 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It is 1 min 55 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 3 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 3 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 3 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 3rd | Covered | Niśītha 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:36 → 08:04 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Chicago | 10:36 → 10:04 | 23:38 | 48 min | 23:38 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Jersey City | 11:36 → 11:04 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 12:36 → 12:04 | 23:54 | 48 min | 23:54 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| London | 16:36 → 16:04 | 23:48 | 48 min | 23:48 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Durban | 18:36 → 18:04 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Dubai | 20:36 → 20:04 | 00:07 | 48 min | 00:06 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Delhi | 22:06 → 21:34 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Kolkata | 22:06 → 21:34 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Singapore | 23:36 → 23:04 | 23:53 | 48 min | 23:52 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Sydney | 02:36 → 02:04 | 23:44 | 0 min | 23:43 | 48 min | 4 Mar |
| Suva | 04:36 → 04:04 | 23:55 | 0 min | 23:54 | 48 min | 4 Mar |