Night of Monday 11 March
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
niśītha begins 00:01 00:49 niśītha ends
23:1323:3700:0100:2500:4901:1301:37
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 2002
Boundaryin Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both nights qualify and the authorities the rule cites disagree. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 11 March
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 12 March
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 23:07 on Mon 11 Mar to 01:33 on Wed 13 Mar.
2002-03-11T21:07:14Z → 2002-03-12T23:33:02Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:01–00:49 on the 11th, 00:01–00:49 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 48 of 48 on the 12th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both nights qualify and the cited authorities disagree. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: disputed → greater-coverage · margin 2652 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Bucharest, 2002: Monday 11 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-disputed)
In Bucharest, Mahāśivarātri 2002 falls on Monday 11 March. Caturdaśī runs from 23:07 on Mon 11 Mar to 01:33 on Wed 13 Mar and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the next night for 48 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 11 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 11 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 11 Mar |
| 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 11th | Covered | Niśītha 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:07 → 15:33 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:38 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:07 → 17:33 | 23:36 | 48 min | 23:36 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:07 → 18:33 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:07 → 19:33 | 23:52 | 48 min | 23:52 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| London | 21:07 → 23:33 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Durban | 23:07 → 01:33 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 48 min | 11 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:07 → 03:33 | 00:05 | 0 min | 00:04 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:37 → 05:03 | 00:07 | 0 min | 00:07 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:37 → 05:03 | 23:22 | 0 min | 23:22 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:07 → 07:33 | 00:51 | 0 min | 00:50 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:07 → 10:33 | 00:41 | 0 min | 00:41 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 09:07 → 11:33 | 23:52 | 0 min | 23:52 | 48 min | 12 Mar |