Night of Friday 20 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:08 00:56 niśītha ends
23:2023:4400:0800:3200:5601:2001:44
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 2088
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 278 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 20 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 21 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 19:16 on Fri 20 Feb to 19:30 on Sat 21 Feb.
2088-02-20T11:15:39Z → 2088-02-21T11:29:45Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:08–00:56 on the 20th, 00:08–00:56 on the 21st.
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 20th and 0 of 48 on the 21st.
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 16668 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Baoding, 2088: Friday 20 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 2088 falls on Friday 20 February. Caturdaśī runs from 19:16 on Fri 20 Feb to 19:30 on Sat 21 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 20 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 20 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 20 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 20th | Covered | Niśītha 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:16 → 03:30 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Chicago | 05:16 → 05:30 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Jersey City | 06:16 → 06:30 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 07:16 → 07:30 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| London | 11:16 → 11:30 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Durban | 13:16 → 13:30 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Dubai | 15:16 → 15:30 | 00:08 | 48 min | 00:08 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Delhi | 16:46 → 17:00 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Kolkata | 16:46 → 17:00 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Singapore | 19:16 → 19:30 | 00:54 | 48 min | 00:54 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Sydney | 22:16 → 22:30 | 00:45 | 48 min | 00:45 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Suva | 23:16 → 23:30 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 20 Feb |