Night of Wednesday 1 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 23:28 00:16 niśītha ends
Caturdaśī begins 23:28:53
22:4023:0423:2823:5200:1600:4001:04
47 of 48 minutes covered, the last 47
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 2079
Boundaryin Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 0 min 57 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 1 March
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
47 of 48 minutes covered, the last 47
Night of Thursday 2 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 23:29 on Wed 1 Mar to 22:56 on Thu 2 Mar.
2079-03-01T15:28:54Z → 2079-03-02T14:55:42Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:28–00:16 on the 1st, 23:28–00:16 on the 2nd.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during niśītha. It covers 47 of 48 minutes on the 1st and 0 of 48 on the 2nd.
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 57 s < 300 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Daqing, 2079: Wednesday 1 March.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Daqing, Mahāśivarātri 2079 falls on Wednesday 1 March. Caturdaśī runs from 23:29 on Wed 1 Mar to 22:56 on Thu 2 Mar and covers 47 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It is 0 min 57 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 1 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 1 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 1 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 1st | Covered | Niśītha 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:29 → 06:56 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Chicago | 09:29 → 08:56 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:38 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Jersey City | 10:29 → 09:56 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 11:29 → 10:56 | 23:54 | 48 min | 23:54 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| London | 15:29 → 14:56 | 23:48 | 48 min | 23:48 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Durban | 17:29 → 16:56 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Dubai | 19:29 → 18:56 | 00:07 | 48 min | 00:07 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Delhi | 20:59 → 20:26 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Kolkata | 20:59 → 20:26 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Singapore | 23:29 → 22:56 | 00:53 | 48 min | 00:53 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Sydney | 02:29 → 01:56 | 00:44 | 0 min | 00:44 | 48 min | 2 Mar |
| Suva | 03:29 → 02:56 | 23:55 | 0 min | 23:55 | 48 min | 2 Mar |