Night of Sunday 11 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:04 00:52 niśītha ends
23:1623:4000:0400:2800:5201:1601:40
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 2040
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 Sunday 11 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 12 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 14:14 on Sun 11 Mar to 11:51 on Mon 12 Mar.
2040-03-11T06:13:44Z → 2040-03-12T03:50:33Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:04–00:52 on the 11th, 00:03–00:51 on the 12th.
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 11th and 0 of 48 on the 12th.
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 35392 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 2040: Sunday 11 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 2040 falls on Sunday 11 March. Caturdaśī runs from 14:14 on Sun 11 Mar to 11:51 on Mon 12 Mar and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 11 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 11 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 11 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 11th | Covered | Niśītha 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:14 → 20:51 | 00:38 | 0 min | 00:38 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Chicago | 00:14 → 22:51 | 00:36 | 0 min | 00:36 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Jersey City | 01:14 → 23:51 | 00:42 | 0 min | 00:41 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 02:14 → 23:51 | 23:52 | 0 min | 23:51 | 0 min | 10 Mar |
| London | 06:14 → 03:51 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Durban | 08:14 → 05:51 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Dubai | 10:14 → 07:51 | 00:04 | 48 min | 00:04 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Delhi | 11:44 → 09:21 | 00:07 | 48 min | 00:06 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Kolkata | 11:44 → 09:21 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Singapore | 14:14 → 11:51 | 00:50 | 48 min | 00:50 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Sydney | 17:14 → 14:51 | 00:41 | 48 min | 00:41 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Suva | 18:14 → 15:51 | 23:52 | 48 min | 23:52 | 0 min | 11 Mar |