Night of Thursday 14 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:08 00:56 niśītha ends
23:2023:4400:0800:3200:5601:2001:44
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 1980
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 62 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 14 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 15 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 23:06 on Thu 14 Feb to 20:09 on Fri 15 Feb.
1980-02-14T15:06:30Z → 1980-02-15T12:09:14Z
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 48 of 48 minutes on the 14th and 0 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 3693 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1980: Thursday 14 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1980 falls on Thursday 14 February. Caturdaśī runs from 23:06 on Thu 14 Feb to 20:09 on Fri 15 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 14 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 14 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 14 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 | 07:06 → 04:09 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Chicago | 09:06 → 06:09 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Jersey City | 10:06 → 07:09 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 11:06 → 08:09 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| London | 15:06 → 12:09 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Durban | 17:06 → 14:09 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Dubai | 19:06 → 16:09 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Delhi | 20:36 → 17:39 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Kolkata | 20:36 → 17:39 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Singapore | 22:36 → 19:39 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Sydney | 02:06 → 23:09 | 00:46 | 0 min | 00:46 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Suva | 03:06 → 00:09 | 23:57 | 0 min | 23:57 | 13 min | 15 Feb |