Night of Monday 15 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:08 00:56 niśītha ends
23:2023:4400:0800:3200:5601:2001:44
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 1988
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 166 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 15 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 16 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 07:23 on Tue 16 Feb to 03:42 on Wed 17 Feb.
1988-02-15T23:23:29Z → 1988-02-16T19:41:39Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:08–00:56 on the 15th, 00:08–00:56 on the 16th.
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 15th and 48 of 48 on the 16th.
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 9943 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1988: Tuesday 16 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1988 falls on Tuesday 16 February. Caturdaśī runs from 07:23 on Tue 16 Feb to 03:42 on Wed 17 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 16 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 16 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 16 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 15th | Covered | Niśītha 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:23 → 11:42 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Chicago | 17:23 → 13:42 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Jersey City | 18:23 → 14:42 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 19:23 → 15:42 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| London | 23:23 → 19:42 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Durban | 01:23 → 21:42 | 23:46 | 0 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Dubai | 03:23 → 23:42 | 00:09 | 0 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Delhi | 04:53 → 01:12 | 00:11 | 0 min | 00:11 | 48 min | 16 Feb |
| Kolkata | 04:53 → 01:12 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:27 | 48 min | 16 Feb |
| Singapore | 07:23 → 03:42 | 00:55 | 0 min | 00:55 | 48 min | 16 Feb |
| Sydney | 10:23 → 06:42 | 00:46 | 0 min | 00:46 | 48 min | 16 Feb |
| Suva | 11:23 → 07:42 | 23:57 | 0 min | 23:57 | 48 min | 16 Feb |