Night of Friday 27 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:07 00:55 niśītha ends
23:1923:4300:0700:3100:5501:1901:43
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 1976
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 204 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 27 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 28 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 04:18 on Sat 28 Feb to 05:40 on Sun 29 Feb.
1976-02-27T20:18:25Z → 1976-02-28T21:40:17Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:07–00:55 on the 27th, 00:06–00:54 on the 28th.
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 27th and 48 of 48 on the 28th.
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 12224 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1976: Saturday 28 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1976 falls on Saturday 28 February. Caturdaśī runs from 04:18 on Sat 28 Feb to 05:40 on Sun 29 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 28 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 28 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 28 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 27th | Covered | Niśītha 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:18 → 13:40 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Chicago | 14:18 → 15:40 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Jersey City | 15:18 → 16:40 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 16:18 → 17:40 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| London | 20:18 → 21:40 | 23:49 | 48 min | 23:49 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Durban | 22:18 → 23:40 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Dubai | 00:18 → 01:40 | 00:07 | 37 min | 00:07 | 48 min | 28 Feb |
| Delhi | 01:48 → 03:10 | 00:10 | 0 min | 00:10 | 48 min | 28 Feb |
| Kolkata | 01:48 → 03:10 | 23:25 | 0 min | 23:25 | 48 min | 28 Feb |
| Singapore | 03:48 → 05:10 | 00:23 | 0 min | 00:23 | 48 min | 28 Feb |
| Sydney | 07:18 → 08:40 | 00:44 | 0 min | 00:44 | 48 min | 28 Feb |
| Suva | 08:18 → 09:40 | 23:55 | 0 min | 23:55 | 48 min | 28 Feb |