Night of Sunday 17 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:08 00:56 niśītha ends
Caturdaśī begins 00:56:24
23:2023:4400:0800:3200:5601:2001:44
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 1985
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 0 min 33 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 17 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 18 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 00:56 on Mon 18 Feb to 01:37 on Tue 19 Feb.
1985-02-17T16:56:24Z → 1985-02-18T17:37:13Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:08–00:56 on the 17th, 00:08–00:56 on the 18th.
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 17th and 48 of 48 on the 18th.
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 33 s < 300 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1985: Monday 18 February.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1985 falls on Monday 18 February. Caturdaśī runs from 00:56 on Mon 18 Feb to 01:37 on Tue 19 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night. It is 0 min 33 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 18 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 18 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 18 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 17th | Covered | Niśītha 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:56 → 09:37 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Chicago | 10:56 → 11:37 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Jersey City | 11:56 → 12:37 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 12:56 → 13:37 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| London | 16:56 → 17:37 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Durban | 18:56 → 19:37 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Dubai | 20:56 → 21:37 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Delhi | 22:26 → 23:07 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Kolkata | 22:26 → 23:07 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Singapore | 00:56 → 01:37 | 00:55 | 46 min | 00:55 | 43 min | 17 Feb |
| Sydney | 03:56 → 04:37 | 00:45 | 0 min | 00:45 | 48 min | 18 Feb |
| Suva | 04:56 → 05:37 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:56 | 48 min | 18 Feb |