Night of Monday 11 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:26 00:14 niśītha ends
22:3823:0223:2623:5000:1400:3801:02
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 2002
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 294 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 11 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 12 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 05:07 on Tue 12 Mar to 07:33 on Wed 13 Mar.
2002-03-11T21:07:14Z → 2002-03-12T23:33:02Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:26–00:14 on the 11th, 23:25–00:13 on the 12th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 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
Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: disputed → only-day · margin 17620 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Daqing, 2002: Tuesday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 2002 falls on Tuesday 12 March. Caturdaśī runs from 05:07 on Tue 12 Mar to 07:33 on Wed 13 Mar and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 12 Mar |
| 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 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 |