Night of Friday 14 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:08 00:56 niśītha ends
23:2023:4400:0800:3200:5601:2001:44
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 1969
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 124 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 14 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 15 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 05:51 on Sat 15 Feb to 03:00 on Sun 16 Feb.
1969-02-14T21:50:45Z → 1969-02-15T18:59:41Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:08–00:56 on the 14th, 00:08–00:56 on the 15th.
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 14th and 48 of 48 on the 15th.
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 7420 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1969: Saturday 15 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1969 falls on Saturday 15 February. Caturdaśī runs from 05:51 on Sat 15 Feb to 03:00 on Sun 16 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 15 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 15 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 15 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 14th | Covered | Niśītha 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:51 → 11:00 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Chicago | 15:51 → 13:00 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Jersey City | 16:51 → 14:00 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 17:51 → 15:00 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| London | 22:51 → 20:00 | 00:50 | 48 min | 00:50 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Durban | 23:51 → 21:00 | 23:46 | 44 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Dubai | 01:51 → 23:00 | 00:09 | 0 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Delhi | 03:21 → 00:30 | 00:11 | 0 min | 00:11 | 19 min | 15 Feb |
| Kolkata | 03:21 → 00:30 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:27 | 48 min | 15 Feb |
| Singapore | 05:21 → 02:30 | 00:25 | 0 min | 00:25 | 48 min | 15 Feb |
| Sydney | 07:51 → 05:00 | 23:46 | 0 min | 23:46 | 48 min | 15 Feb |
| Suva | 09:51 → 07:00 | 23:57 | 0 min | 23:57 | 48 min | 15 Feb |