Night of Friday 24 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:07 00:55 niśītha ends
Caturdaśī begins 00:08:41
23:1923:4300:0700:3100:5501:1901:43
46 of 48 minutes covered, the last 46
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 2017
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 1 min 46 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 24 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
46 of 48 minutes covered, the last 46
Night of Saturday 25 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 00:09 on Sat 25 Feb to 23:51 on Sat 25 Feb.
2017-02-24T16:08:42Z → 2017-02-25T15:50:49Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:07–00:55 on the 24th, 00:07–00:55 on the 25th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during niśītha. It covers 46 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 0 of 48 on the 25th.
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 106 s < 300 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 2017: Friday 24 February.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 2017 falls on Friday 24 February. Caturdaśī runs from 00:09 on Sat 25 Feb to 23:51 on Sat 25 Feb and covers 46 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It is 1 min 46 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 24 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 24 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 24 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 24th | Covered | Niśītha 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:09 → 07:51 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Chicago | 10:09 → 09:51 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Jersey City | 11:09 → 10:51 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 12:09 → 11:51 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| London | 16:09 → 15:51 | 23:49 | 48 min | 23:49 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Durban | 18:09 → 17:51 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Dubai | 20:09 → 19:51 | 00:08 | 48 min | 00:08 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Delhi | 21:39 → 21:21 | 00:10 | 48 min | 00:10 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Kolkata | 21:39 → 21:21 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Singapore | 00:09 → 23:51 | 00:54 | 48 min | 00:54 | 0 min | 24 Feb |
| Sydney | 03:09 → 02:51 | 00:45 | 0 min | 00:44 | 48 min | 25 Feb |
| Suva | 04:09 → 03:51 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:55 | 48 min | 25 Feb |