Night of Wednesday 21 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 23:29 00:17 niśītha ends
22:4123:0523:2923:5300:1700:4101:05
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 2001
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 572 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 21 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 22 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 11:20 on Wed 21 Feb to 13:57 on Thu 22 Feb.
2001-02-21T03:19:39Z → 2001-02-22T05:57:15Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:29–00:17 on the 21st, 23:29–00:17 on the 22nd.
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 21st and 0 of 48 on the 22nd.
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 34305 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Daqing, 2001: Wednesday 21 February.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāśivarātri 2001 falls on Wednesday 21 February. Caturdaśī runs from 11:20 on Wed 21 Feb to 13:57 on Thu 22 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 21 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 21 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 21 Feb |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 21st | Covered | Niśītha 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:20 → 21:57 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Chicago | 21:20 → 23:57 | 23:40 | 18 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Jersey City | 22:20 → 00:57 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 23:20 → 01:57 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 20 Feb |
| London | 03:20 → 05:57 | 23:49 | 48 min | 23:49 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Durban | 05:20 → 07:57 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Dubai | 07:20 → 09:57 | 00:08 | 48 min | 00:08 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Delhi | 08:50 → 11:27 | 00:10 | 48 min | 00:10 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Kolkata | 08:50 → 11:27 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Singapore | 11:20 → 13:57 | 00:54 | 48 min | 00:54 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Sydney | 14:20 → 16:57 | 00:45 | 48 min | 00:45 | 0 min | 21 Feb |
| Suva | 15:20 → 17:57 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 21 Feb |