Night of Saturday 8 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:05 00:53 niśītha ends
Caturdaśī begins 23:37:39
23:1723:4100:0500:2900:5301:1701:41
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 1986
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 27 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 8 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 9 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 23:38 on Sat 8 Mar to 23:00 on Sun 9 Mar.
1986-03-08T15:37:39Z → 1986-03-09T15:00:15Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:05–00:53 on the 8th, 00:04–00:52 on the 9th.
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 8th and 0 of 48 on the 9th.
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 1619 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1986: Saturday 8 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1986 falls on Saturday 8 March. Caturdaśī runs from 23:38 on Sat 8 Mar to 23:00 on Sun 9 Mar and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 8 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 8 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 8 Mar |
| 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 8th | Covered | Niśītha 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:38 → 07:00 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Chicago | 09:38 → 09:00 | 23:37 | 48 min | 23:37 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Jersey City | 10:38 → 10:00 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 11:38 → 11:00 | 23:53 | 48 min | 23:52 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| London | 15:38 → 15:00 | 23:47 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Durban | 17:38 → 17:00 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Dubai | 19:38 → 19:00 | 00:05 | 48 min | 00:05 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Delhi | 21:08 → 20:30 | 00:08 | 48 min | 00:07 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Kolkata | 21:08 → 20:30 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Singapore | 23:38 → 23:00 | 00:51 | 48 min | 00:51 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Sydney | 02:38 → 02:00 | 00:42 | 0 min | 00:42 | 48 min | 9 Mar |
| Suva | 03:38 → 03:00 | 23:53 | 0 min | 23:53 | 48 min | 9 Mar |