Night of Wednesday 29 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:06 00:54 niśītha ends
23:1823:4200:0600:3000:5401:1801:42
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 1984
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 6 min 05 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 29 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 1 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 21:31 on Wed 29 Feb to 00:00 on Fri 2 Mar.
1984-02-29T13:31:11Z → 1984-03-01T16:00:02Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:06–00:54 on the 29th, 00:06–00:54 on the 1st.
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 29th and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
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 365 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1984: Wednesday 29 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1984 falls on Wednesday 29 February. Caturdaśī runs from 21:31 on Wed 29 Feb to 00:00 on Fri 2 Mar and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 29 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 29 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 29 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 29th | Covered | Niśītha 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:31 → 08:00 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Chicago | 07:31 → 10:00 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:38 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Jersey City | 08:31 → 11:00 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 09:31 → 12:00 | 23:54 | 48 min | 23:54 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| London | 13:31 → 16:00 | 23:48 | 48 min | 23:48 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Durban | 15:31 → 18:00 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Dubai | 17:31 → 20:00 | 00:07 | 48 min | 00:07 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Delhi | 19:01 → 21:30 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Kolkata | 19:01 → 21:30 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Singapore | 21:31 → 00:00 | 00:53 | 48 min | 00:53 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Sydney | 00:31 → 03:00 | 00:44 | 48 min | 00:44 | 48 min | 29 Feb |
| Suva | 01:31 → 04:00 | 23:55 | 0 min | 23:55 | 48 min | 1 Mar |