Night of Tuesday 13 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:08 00:56 niśītha ends
Caturdaśī begins 01:04:56
23:2023:4400:0800:3200:5601:2001:44
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 2018
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 8 min 57 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 13 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 14 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 01:05 on Wed 14 Feb to 03:17 on Thu 15 Feb.
2018-02-13T17:04:57Z → 2018-02-14T19:16:48Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:08–00:56 on the 13th, 00:08–00:56 on the 14th.
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 13th and 48 of 48 on the 14th.
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 537 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 2018: Wednesday 14 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 2018 falls on Wednesday 14 February. Caturdaśī runs from 01:05 on Wed 14 Feb to 03:17 on Thu 15 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 14 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 14 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 14 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 13th | Covered | Niśītha 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:05 → 11:17 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Chicago | 11:05 → 13:17 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Jersey City | 12:05 → 14:17 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 13:05 → 15:17 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| London | 17:05 → 19:17 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Durban | 19:05 → 21:17 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Dubai | 21:05 → 23:17 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 13 Feb |
| Delhi | 22:35 → 00:47 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 36 min | 13 Feb |
| Kolkata | 22:35 → 00:47 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 48 min | 13 Feb |
| Singapore | 01:05 → 03:17 | 00:55 | 38 min | 00:55 | 48 min | 14 Feb |
| Sydney | 04:05 → 06:17 | 00:46 | 0 min | 00:46 | 48 min | 14 Feb |
| Suva | 05:05 → 07:17 | 23:57 | 0 min | 23:57 | 48 min | 14 Feb |