Night of Monday 28 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:07 00:55 niśītha ends
23:1923:4300:0700:3100:5501:1901:43
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 1938
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 640 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 28 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 1 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 12:39 on Mon 28 Feb to 13:26 on Tue 1 Mar.
1938-02-28T04:39:13Z → 1938-03-01T05:26:00Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:07–00:55 on the 28th, 00:06–00:54 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 28th and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
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 38421 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1938: Monday 28 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri 1938 falls on Monday 28 February. Caturdaśī runs from 12:39 on Mon 28 Feb to 13:26 on Tue 1 Mar and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 28 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 28 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 28 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 28th | Covered | Niśītha 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:39 → 21:26 | 23:41 | 0 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Chicago | 22:39 → 23:26 | 23:39 | 0 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Jersey City | 23:39 → 00:26 | 23:45 | 41 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 00:39 → 01:26 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:54 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| London | 04:39 → 05:26 | 23:49 | 48 min | 23:48 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Durban | 06:39 → 07:26 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Dubai | 08:39 → 09:26 | 00:07 | 48 min | 00:07 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Delhi | 10:09 → 10:56 | 00:10 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Kolkata | 10:09 → 10:56 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Singapore | 11:59 → 12:46 | 00:13 | 48 min | 00:13 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Sydney | 14:39 → 15:26 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Suva | 16:39 → 17:26 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 28 Feb |