Night of Friday 7 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:05 00:53 niśītha ends
23:1723:4100:0500:2900:5301:1701:41
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 1997
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 452 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 7 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 8 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 16:33 on Fri 7 Mar to 12:54 on Sat 8 Mar.
1997-03-07T08:33:18Z → 1997-03-08T04:54:28Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:05–00:53 on the 7th, 00:05–00:53 on the 8th.
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 7th and 0 of 48 on the 8th.
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 27090 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 1997: Friday 7 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 1997 falls on Friday 7 March. Caturdaśī runs from 16:33 on Fri 7 Mar to 12:54 on Sat 8 Mar and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 7 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 7 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 7 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 7th | Covered | Niśītha 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:33 → 20:54 | 23:40 | 0 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Chicago | 02:33 → 22:54 | 23:37 | 0 min | 23:37 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Jersey City | 03:33 → 23:54 | 23:43 | 12 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 04:33 → 00:54 | 23:53 | 48 min | 23:53 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| London | 08:33 → 04:54 | 23:47 | 48 min | 23:47 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Durban | 10:33 → 06:54 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Dubai | 12:33 → 08:54 | 00:06 | 48 min | 00:05 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Delhi | 14:03 → 10:24 | 00:08 | 48 min | 00:08 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Kolkata | 14:03 → 10:24 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Singapore | 16:33 → 12:54 | 00:52 | 48 min | 00:51 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Sydney | 19:33 → 15:54 | 00:42 | 48 min | 00:42 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Suva | 20:33 → 16:54 | 23:53 | 48 min | 23:53 | 0 min | 7 Mar |