Night of Friday 13 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 01:08 01:56 niśītha ends
00:2000:4401:0801:3201:5602:2002:44
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 1942
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 137 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 13 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 14 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 22:52 on Fri 13 Feb to 20:46 on Sat 14 Feb.
1942-02-13T13:51:38Z → 1942-02-14T11:45:56Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 01:08–01:56 on the 13th, 01:08–01:56 on the 14th.
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 13th and 0 of 48 on the 14th.
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 8190 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1942: Friday 13 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri 1942 falls on Friday 13 February. Caturdaśī runs from 22:52 on Fri 13 Feb to 20:46 on Sat 14 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 13 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 13 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 13 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 13th | Covered | Niśītha 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:52 → 04:46 | 00:43 | 48 min | 00:43 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Chicago | 08:52 → 06:46 | 00:41 | 48 min | 00:41 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Jersey City | 09:52 → 07:46 | 00:46 | 48 min | 00:46 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 09:52 → 07:46 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| London | 14:52 → 12:46 | 00:50 | 48 min | 00:50 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Durban | 15:52 → 13:46 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Dubai | 17:52 → 15:46 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Delhi | 20:22 → 18:16 | 01:11 | 48 min | 01:11 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Kolkata | 20:22 → 18:16 | 00:27 | 48 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Singapore | 21:22 → 19:16 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Sydney | 00:52 → 22:46 | 00:46 | 42 min | 00:46 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Suva | 01:52 → 23:46 | 23:57 | 0 min | 23:57 | 0 min | 13 Feb |