Night of Thursday 4 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 01:06 01:54 niśītha ends
Caturdaśī begins 01:17:33
00:1800:4201:0601:3001:5402:1802:42
36 of 48 minutes covered, the last 36
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 1943
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 12 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 4 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
36 of 48 minutes covered, the last 36
Night of Friday 5 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 01:18 on Fri 5 Mar to 22:20 on Fri 5 Mar.
1943-03-04T16:17:34Z → 1943-03-05T13:20:07Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 01:06–01:54 on the 4th, 01:06–01:54 on the 5th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during niśītha. It covers 36 of 48 minutes on the 4th and 0 of 48 on the 5th.
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 709 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1943: Thursday 4 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri 1943 falls on Thursday 4 March. Caturdaśī runs from 01:18 on Fri 5 Mar to 22:20 on Fri 5 Mar and covers 36 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 4 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 4 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 4 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 4th | Covered | Niśītha 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:18 → 06:20 | 00:40 | 48 min | 00:40 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Chicago | 11:18 → 08:20 | 00:38 | 48 min | 00:38 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Jersey City | 12:18 → 09:20 | 00:44 | 48 min | 00:44 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 13:18 → 10:20 | 00:54 | 48 min | 00:54 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| London | 17:18 → 14:20 | 00:48 | 48 min | 00:48 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Durban | 19:18 → 16:20 | 00:44 | 48 min | 00:44 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Dubai | 20:18 → 17:20 | 00:06 | 48 min | 00:06 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Delhi | 22:48 → 19:50 | 01:09 | 48 min | 01:09 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Kolkata | 22:48 → 19:50 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Singapore | 01:18 → 22:20 | 01:53 | 48 min | 01:52 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Sydney | 03:18 → 00:20 | 00:43 | 0 min | 00:43 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Suva | 04:18 → 01:20 | 23:54 | 0 min | 23:54 | 48 min | 5 Mar |