Night of Saturday 12 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) · 2078
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 543 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 12 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 13 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 15:00 on Sat 12 Mar to 12:00 on Sun 13 Mar.
2078-03-12T07:00:24Z → 2078-03-13T04:00:26Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:04–00:52 on the 12th, 00:03–00:51 on the 13th.
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 12th and 0 of 48 on the 13th.
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 32589 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 2078: Saturday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 2078 falls on Saturday 12 March. Caturdaśī runs from 15:00 on Sat 12 Mar to 12:00 on Sun 13 Mar and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 12 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 12th | Covered | Niśītha 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:00 → 20:00 | 23:38 | 0 min | 00:38 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Chicago | 01:00 → 22:00 | 23:36 | 0 min | 00:36 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Jersey City | 02:00 → 23:00 | 23:42 | 0 min | 00:41 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 03:00 → 00:00 | 23:52 | 9 min | 23:51 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 07:00 → 04:00 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 09:00 → 06:00 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 11:00 → 08:00 | 00:04 | 48 min | 00:04 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 12:30 → 09:30 | 00:07 | 48 min | 00:06 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 12:30 → 09:30 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 15:00 → 12:00 | 00:50 | 48 min | 00:50 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 18:00 → 15:00 | 00:41 | 48 min | 00:41 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 19:00 → 16:00 | 23:52 | 48 min | 23:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |