Night of Tuesday 19 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 · 1974
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 517 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 19 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 20 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 09:32 on Wed 20 Feb to 11:45 on Thu 21 Feb.
1974-02-20T01:32:25Z → 1974-02-21T03:44:55Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:08–00:56 on the 19th, 00:08–00:56 on the 20th.
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 19th and 48 of 48 on the 20th.
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 31002 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1974: Wednesday 20 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri 1974 falls on Wednesday 20 February. Caturdaśī runs from 09:32 on Wed 20 Feb to 11:45 on Thu 21 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 20 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 20 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 20 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 | 18:32 → 20:45 | 00:42 | 0 min | 00:42 | 0 min | 19 Feb |
| Chicago | 20:32 → 22:45 | 00:40 | 0 min | 00:40 | 0 min | 19 Feb |
| Jersey City | 21:32 → 23:45 | 00:46 | 0 min | 00:46 | 0 min | 19 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 21:32 → 23:45 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 19 Feb |
| London | 01:32 → 03:45 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Durban | 03:32 → 05:45 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Dubai | 05:32 → 07:45 | 00:08 | 48 min | 00:08 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Delhi | 07:02 → 09:15 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Kolkata | 07:02 → 09:15 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Singapore | 09:02 → 11:15 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Sydney | 12:32 → 14:45 | 00:45 | 48 min | 00:45 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Suva | 13:32 → 15:45 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 20 Feb |