Night of Thursday 20 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:08 00:56 niśītha ends
23:2023:4400:0800:3200:5601:2001:44
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 1936
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 304 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 20 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 21 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 08:52 on Fri 21 Feb to 06:00 on Sat 22 Feb.
1936-02-21T00:52:05Z → 1936-02-21T22:00:07Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:08–00:56 on the 20th, 00:08–00:56 on the 21st.
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 20th and 48 of 48 on the 21st.
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 18266 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1936: Friday 21 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri 1936 falls on Friday 21 February. Caturdaśī runs from 08:52 on Fri 21 Feb to 06:00 on Sat 22 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 21 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 21 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 21 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 21st | Covered | Niśītha 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:52 → 14:00 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Chicago | 18:52 → 16:00 | 23:40 | 0 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Jersey City | 19:52 → 17:00 | 23:46 | 0 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 20:52 → 18:00 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| London | 00:52 → 22:00 | 23:50 | 0 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Durban | 02:52 → 00:00 | 23:46 | 14 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Dubai | 04:52 → 02:00 | 00:08 | 48 min | 00:08 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Delhi | 06:22 → 03:30 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Kolkata | 06:22 → 03:30 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Singapore | 08:12 → 05:20 | 00:14 | 48 min | 00:14 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Sydney | 10:52 → 08:00 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Suva | 12:52 → 10:00 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 21 Feb |