Night of Sunday 20 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:08 00:56 niśītha ends
Caturdaśī begins 01:07:56
23:2023:4400:0800:3200:5601:2001:44
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 1955
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 5 min 43 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 20 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 21 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
42 of 48 minutes covered, the first 42
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 01:08 on Mon 21 Feb to 00:50 on Tue 22 Feb.
1955-02-20T17:07:56Z → 1955-02-21T16:49:52Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:08–00:56 on the 20th, 00:08–00:56 on the 21st.
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 20th and 42 of 48 on the 21st.
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 343 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1955: Monday 21 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1955 falls on Monday 21 February. Caturdaśī runs from 01:08 on Mon 21 Feb to 00:50 on Tue 22 Feb and covers 42 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 21 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 21 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 21 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 20th | Covered | Niśītha 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:08 → 08:50 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Chicago | 11:08 → 10:50 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Jersey City | 12:08 → 11:50 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 13:08 → 12:50 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| London | 17:08 → 16:50 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Durban | 19:08 → 18:50 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Dubai | 21:08 → 20:50 | 00:08 | 48 min | 00:08 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Delhi | 22:38 → 22:20 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Kolkata | 22:38 → 22:20 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Singapore | 00:38 → 00:20 | 00:24 | 35 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Sydney | 03:08 → 02:50 | 23:45 | 0 min | 23:45 | 48 min | 21 Feb |
| Suva | 05:08 → 04:50 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:56 | 48 min | 21 Feb |