Night of Thursday 26 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:07 00:55 niśītha ends
23:1923:4300:0700:3100:5501:1901:43
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 1987
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 578 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 26 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 27 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 14:29 on Thu 26 Feb to 11:32 on Fri 27 Feb.
1987-02-26T06:28:59Z → 1987-02-27T03:32:06Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:07–00:55 on the 26th, 00:07–00:55 on the 27th.
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 26th and 0 of 48 on the 27th.
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 34668 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1987: Thursday 26 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1987 falls on Thursday 26 February. Caturdaśī runs from 14:29 on Thu 26 Feb to 11:32 on Fri 27 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 26 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 26 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 26 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 26th | Covered | Niśītha 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:29 → 19:32 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 25 Feb |
| Chicago | 00:29 → 21:32 | 23:39 | 0 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 25 Feb |
| Jersey City | 01:29 → 22:32 | 23:45 | 0 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 25 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 02:29 → 23:32 | 23:55 | 0 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 25 Feb |
| London | 06:29 → 03:32 | 23:49 | 48 min | 23:49 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Durban | 08:29 → 05:32 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Dubai | 10:29 → 07:32 | 00:08 | 48 min | 00:07 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Delhi | 11:59 → 09:02 | 00:10 | 48 min | 00:10 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Kolkata | 11:59 → 09:02 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Singapore | 14:29 → 11:32 | 00:54 | 48 min | 00:53 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Sydney | 17:29 → 14:32 | 00:44 | 48 min | 00:44 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Suva | 18:29 → 15:32 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 26 Feb |