Night of Wednesday 6 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:05 00:53 niśītha ends
23:1723:4100:0500:2900:5301:1701:41
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 1940
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 266 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 6 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 7 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 05:19 on Thu 7 Mar to 07:47 on Fri 8 Mar.
1940-03-06T21:19:24Z → 1940-03-07T23:46:30Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:05–00:53 on the 6th, 00:05–00:53 on the 7th.
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 6th and 48 of 48 on the 7th.
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 15976 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1940: Thursday 7 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri 1940 falls on Thursday 7 March. Caturdaśī runs from 05:19 on Thu 7 Mar to 07:47 on Fri 8 Mar and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 7 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 7 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 7 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 6th | Covered | Niśītha 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:19 → 15:47 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:19 → 17:47 | 23:37 | 48 min | 23:37 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:19 → 18:47 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:19 → 19:47 | 23:53 | 48 min | 23:53 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| London | 22:19 → 00:47 | 00:47 | 48 min | 00:47 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Durban | 23:19 → 01:47 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 48 min | 6 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:19 → 03:47 | 00:06 | 0 min | 00:06 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:49 → 05:17 | 00:08 | 0 min | 00:08 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:49 → 05:17 | 23:24 | 0 min | 23:23 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:39 → 07:07 | 00:12 | 0 min | 00:12 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:19 → 09:47 | 23:43 | 0 min | 23:43 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Suva | 09:19 → 11:47 | 23:54 | 0 min | 23:54 | 48 min | 7 Mar |