Night of Saturday 10 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:04 00:52 niśītha ends
23:1623:4000:0400:2800:5201:1601:40
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 1956
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 170 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 10 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 11 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 20:20 on Sat 10 Mar to 21:14 on Sun 11 Mar.
1956-03-10T12:19:40Z → 1956-03-11T13:14:16Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:04–00:52 on the 10th, 00:04–00:52 on the 11th.
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 10th and 0 of 48 on the 11th.
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 10175 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1956: Saturday 10 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1956 falls on Saturday 10 March. Caturdaśī runs from 20:20 on Sat 10 Mar to 21:14 on Sun 11 Mar and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 10 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 10 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 10 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 10th | Covered | Niśītha 11th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:20 → 05:14 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Chicago | 06:20 → 07:14 | 23:36 | 48 min | 23:36 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Jersey City | 07:20 → 08:14 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:20 → 09:14 | 23:52 | 48 min | 23:52 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| London | 12:20 → 13:14 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Durban | 14:20 → 15:14 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:20 → 17:14 | 00:05 | 48 min | 00:05 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:50 → 18:44 | 00:07 | 48 min | 00:07 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:50 → 18:44 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Singapore | 19:50 → 20:44 | 00:21 | 48 min | 00:21 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Sydney | 22:20 → 23:14 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Suva | 00:20 → 01:14 | 23:53 | 21 min | 23:52 | 48 min | 11 Mar |