Night of Sunday 17 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:05 00:53 niśītha ends
23:1723:4100:0500:2900:5301:1701:41
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 1985
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 268 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 17 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 18 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 18:56 on Sun 17 Feb to 19:37 on Mon 18 Feb.
1985-02-17T16:56:24Z → 1985-02-18T17:37:13Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:05–00:53 on the 17th, 00:05–00:53 on the 18th.
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 17th and 0 of 48 on the 18th.
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 16073 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Bucharest, 1985: Sunday 17 February.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Mahāśivarātri 1985 falls on Sunday 17 February. Caturdaśī runs from 18:56 on Sun 17 Feb to 19:37 on Mon 18 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 17 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 17 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 17 Feb |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
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 17th | Covered | Niśītha 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:56 → 09:37 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Chicago | 10:56 → 11:37 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Jersey City | 11:56 → 12:37 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 12:56 → 13:37 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| London | 16:56 → 17:37 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Durban | 18:56 → 19:37 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Dubai | 20:56 → 21:37 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Delhi | 22:26 → 23:07 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Kolkata | 22:26 → 23:07 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Singapore | 00:56 → 01:37 | 00:55 | 46 min | 00:55 | 43 min | 17 Feb |
| Sydney | 03:56 → 04:37 | 00:45 | 0 min | 00:45 | 48 min | 18 Feb |
| Suva | 04:56 → 05:37 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:56 | 48 min | 18 Feb |