Night of Sunday 23 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:07 00:55 niśītha ends
23:1923:4300:0700:3100:5501:1901:43
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 1941
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 515 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 23 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 24 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 09:30 on Mon 24 Feb to 10:02 on Tue 25 Feb.
1941-02-24T01:30:28Z → 1941-02-25T02:01:45Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:07–00:55 on the 23rd, 00:07–00:55 on the 24th.
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 23rd and 48 of 48 on the 24th.
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 30911 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1941: Monday 24 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri 1941 falls on Monday 24 February. Caturdaśī runs from 09:30 on Mon 24 Feb to 10:02 on Tue 25 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 24 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 24 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 24 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 24th | Covered | Niśītha 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:30 → 18:02 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| Chicago | 19:30 → 20:02 | 23:39 | 0 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| Jersey City | 20:30 → 21:02 | 23:45 | 0 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 21:30 → 22:02 | 23:55 | 0 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| London | 02:30 → 03:02 | 00:49 | 48 min | 00:49 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Durban | 03:30 → 04:02 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Dubai | 05:30 → 06:02 | 00:08 | 48 min | 00:08 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Delhi | 07:00 → 07:32 | 00:10 | 48 min | 00:10 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Kolkata | 07:00 → 07:32 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Singapore | 08:50 → 09:22 | 00:14 | 48 min | 00:14 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Sydney | 11:30 → 12:02 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Suva | 13:30 → 14:02 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 24 Feb |