Night of Sunday 4 March
Taken. Caturdaśī reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
niśītha begins 00:06 00:54 niśītha ends
23:1823:4200:0600:3000:5401:1801:42
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 1962
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Caturdaśī reaches niśītha on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 4 March
Taken. Caturdaśī reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 5 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 01:51 on Mon 5 Mar to 22:17 on Mon 5 Mar.
1962-03-04T17:50:40Z → 1962-03-05T14:16:45Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:06–00:54 on the 4th, 00:05–00:53 on the 5th.
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 4th and 0 of 48 on the 5th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither night qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: disputed → tithi-day · margin 3422 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1962: Sunday 4 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1962 falls on Sunday 4 March. Caturdaśī runs from 01:51 on Mon 5 Mar to 22:17 on Mon 5 Mar, and reaches niśītha on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 4 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 4 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 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 | 09:51 → 06:17 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Chicago | 11:51 → 08:17 | 23:38 | 48 min | 23:38 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Jersey City | 12:51 → 09:17 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 13:51 → 10:17 | 23:54 | 48 min | 23:53 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| London | 17:51 → 14:17 | 23:48 | 48 min | 23:48 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Durban | 19:51 → 16:17 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Dubai | 21:51 → 18:17 | 00:06 | 48 min | 00:06 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Delhi | 23:21 → 19:47 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:08 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Kolkata | 23:21 → 19:47 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Singapore | 01:21 → 21:47 | 00:22 | 0 min | 00:22 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Sydney | 03:51 → 00:17 | 23:43 | 0 min | 23:43 | 34 min | 5 Mar |
| Suva | 05:51 → 02:17 | 23:54 | 0 min | 23:54 | 48 min | 5 Mar |