Night of Tuesday 22 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 · 1944
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 407 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 22 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 23 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 18:20 on Tue 22 Feb to 14:45 on Wed 23 Feb.
1944-02-22T09:20:11Z → 1944-02-23T05:45:00Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 01:08–01:56 on the 22nd, 01:07–01:55 on the 23rd.
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 22nd and 0 of 48 on the 23rd.
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 24440 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1944: Tuesday 22 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri 1944 falls on Tuesday 22 February. Caturdaśī runs from 18:20 on Tue 22 Feb to 14:45 on Wed 23 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 22 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 22 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 22 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 22nd | Covered | Niśītha 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:20 → 22:45 | 00:42 | 0 min | 00:42 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Chicago | 04:20 → 00:45 | 00:40 | 5 min | 00:40 | 0 min | 22 Feb |
| Jersey City | 05:20 → 01:45 | 00:46 | 48 min | 00:45 | 0 min | 22 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 06:20 → 02:45 | 00:56 | 48 min | 00:56 | 0 min | 22 Feb |
| London | 10:20 → 06:45 | 00:50 | 48 min | 00:49 | 0 min | 22 Feb |
| Durban | 12:20 → 08:45 | 00:46 | 48 min | 00:46 | 0 min | 22 Feb |
| Dubai | 13:20 → 09:45 | 00:08 | 48 min | 00:08 | 0 min | 22 Feb |
| Delhi | 15:50 → 12:15 | 01:11 | 48 min | 01:10 | 0 min | 22 Feb |
| Kolkata | 15:50 → 12:15 | 00:26 | 48 min | 00:26 | 0 min | 22 Feb |
| Singapore | 18:20 → 14:45 | 01:54 | 48 min | 01:54 | 0 min | 22 Feb |
| Sydney | 20:20 → 16:45 | 00:45 | 48 min | 00:45 | 0 min | 22 Feb |
| Suva | 21:20 → 17:45 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 22 Feb |