Night of Monday 5 March
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
niśītha begins 23:27 00:15 niśītha ends
22:3923:0323:2723:5100:1500:3901:03
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 2046
Boundaryin Daqing, 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 5 March
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 6 March
Qualifies with 9 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
9 of 48 minutes covered, the first 9
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 20:56 on Mon 5 Mar to 23:35 on Tue 6 Mar.
2046-03-05T12:55:33Z → 2046-03-06T15:35:27Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:27–00:15 on the 5th, 23:27–00:15 on the 6th.
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 5th and 9 of 48 on the 6th.
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 524 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Daqing, 2046: Monday 5 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-disputed)
In Daqing, Mahāśivarātri 2046 falls on Monday 5 March. Caturdaśī runs from 20:56 on Mon 5 Mar to 23:35 on Tue 6 Mar and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the next night for 9 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 5 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 5 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 5 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 5th | Covered | Niśītha 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:56 → 07:35 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 5 Mar |
| Chicago | 06:56 → 09:35 | 23:37 | 48 min | 23:37 | 0 min | 5 Mar |
| Jersey City | 07:56 → 10:35 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 5 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:56 → 11:35 | 23:53 | 48 min | 23:53 | 0 min | 5 Mar |
| London | 12:56 → 15:35 | 23:47 | 48 min | 23:47 | 0 min | 5 Mar |
| Durban | 14:56 → 17:35 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 5 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:56 → 19:35 | 00:06 | 48 min | 00:06 | 0 min | 5 Mar |
| Delhi | 18:26 → 21:05 | 00:08 | 48 min | 00:08 | 0 min | 5 Mar |
| Kolkata | 18:26 → 21:05 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 5 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:56 → 23:35 | 00:52 | 48 min | 00:52 | 0 min | 5 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:56 → 02:35 | 00:43 | 48 min | 00:43 | 48 min | 5 Mar |
| Suva | 00:56 → 03:35 | 23:54 | 0 min | 23:54 | 48 min | 6 Mar |