Night of Friday 16 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) · 1996
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 590 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 16 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 17 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 14:10 on Sat 17 Feb to 10:46 on Sun 18 Feb.
1996-02-17T06:10:11Z → 1996-02-18T02:45:36Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:08–00:56 on the 16th, 00:08–00:56 on the 17th.
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 16th and 48 of 48 on the 17th.
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 35383 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1996: Saturday 17 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1996 falls on Saturday 17 February. Caturdaśī runs from 14:10 on Sat 17 Feb to 10:46 on Sun 18 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 17 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 17 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 17 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 | 22:10 → 18:46 | 23:43 | 0 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| Chicago | 00:10 → 20:46 | 23:40 | 0 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| Jersey City | 01:10 → 21:46 | 23:46 | 0 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 02:10 → 22:46 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| London | 06:10 → 02:46 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Durban | 08:10 → 04:46 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Dubai | 10:10 → 06:46 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Delhi | 11:40 → 08:16 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Kolkata | 11:40 → 08:16 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Singapore | 14:10 → 10:46 | 00:55 | 48 min | 00:55 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Sydney | 17:10 → 13:46 | 00:45 | 48 min | 00:45 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Suva | 18:10 → 14:46 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 17 Feb |