Night of Sunday 16 February
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
niśītha begins 23:30 00:18 niśītha ends
22:4223:0623:3023:5400:1800:4201:06
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 2053
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 Sunday 16 February
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 17 February
Qualifies with 11 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
11 of 48 minutes covered, the first 11
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 22:21 on Sun 16 Feb to 23:40 on Mon 17 Feb.
2053-02-16T14:21:03Z → 2053-02-17T15:40:25Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:30–00:18 on the 16th, 23:29–00:17 on the 17th.
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 16th and 11 of 48 on the 17th.
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 655 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Daqing, 2053: Sunday 16 February.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-disputed)
In Daqing, Mahāśivarātri 2053 falls on Sunday 16 February. Caturdaśī runs from 22:21 on Sun 16 Feb to 23:40 on Mon 17 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the next night for 11 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 | Sun 16 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 16 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 16 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 16th | Covered | Niśītha 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:21 → 07:40 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| Chicago | 08:21 → 09:40 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| Jersey City | 09:21 → 10:40 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 10:21 → 11:40 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| London | 14:21 → 15:40 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| Durban | 16:21 → 17:40 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| Dubai | 18:21 → 19:40 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| Delhi | 19:51 → 21:10 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| Kolkata | 19:51 → 21:10 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| Singapore | 22:21 → 23:40 | 00:55 | 48 min | 00:55 | 0 min | 16 Feb |
| Sydney | 01:21 → 02:40 | 00:45 | 12 min | 00:45 | 48 min | 17 Feb |
| Suva | 02:21 → 03:40 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:56 | 48 min | 17 Feb |