Night of Saturday 23 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:07 00:55 niśītha ends
Caturdaśī begins 23:51:18
23:1923:4300:0700:3100:5501:1901:43
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 1952
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 16 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 23 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 24 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 23:51 on Sat 23 Feb to 20:31 on Sun 24 Feb.
1952-02-23T15:51:19Z → 1952-02-24T12:30:30Z
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 48 of 48 minutes on the 23rd and 0 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 964 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1952: Saturday 23 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri 1952 falls on Saturday 23 February. Caturdaśī runs from 23:51 on Sat 23 Feb to 20:31 on Sun 24 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 23 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 23 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 23 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 23rd | Covered | Niśītha 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:51 → 04:31 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| Chicago | 09:51 → 06:31 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| Jersey City | 10:51 → 07:31 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 11:51 → 08:31 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| London | 15:51 → 12:31 | 23:49 | 48 min | 23:49 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| Durban | 17:51 → 14:31 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| Dubai | 19:51 → 16:31 | 00:08 | 48 min | 00:08 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| Delhi | 21:21 → 18:01 | 00:10 | 48 min | 00:10 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| Kolkata | 21:21 → 18:01 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| Singapore | 23:21 → 20:01 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| Sydney | 01:51 → 22:31 | 23:45 | 0 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 23 Feb |
| Suva | 03:51 → 00:31 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:56 | 35 min | 24 Feb |