Night of Saturday 12 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) · 1972
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 569 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 12 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 13 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 11:48 on Sun 13 Feb to 10:25 on Mon 14 Feb.
1972-02-13T03:47:44Z → 1972-02-14T02:25:05Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:08–00:56 on the 12th, 00:08–00:56 on the 13th.
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 12th and 48 of 48 on the 13th.
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 34137 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1972: Sunday 13 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1972 falls on Sunday 13 February. Caturdaśī runs from 11:48 on Sun 13 Feb to 10:25 on Mon 14 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 13 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 13 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 13 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 13th | Covered | Niśītha 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:48 → 18:25 | 23:43 | 0 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 12 Feb |
| Chicago | 21:48 → 20:25 | 23:41 | 0 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 12 Feb |
| Jersey City | 22:48 → 21:25 | 23:46 | 0 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 12 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 23:48 → 22:25 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 12 Feb |
| London | 03:48 → 02:25 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Durban | 05:48 → 04:25 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Dubai | 07:48 → 06:25 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Delhi | 09:18 → 07:55 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Kolkata | 09:18 → 07:55 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Singapore | 11:18 → 09:55 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Sydney | 14:48 → 13:25 | 00:46 | 48 min | 00:46 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Suva | 15:48 → 14:25 | 23:57 | 48 min | 23:57 | 0 min | 13 Feb |