Night of Saturday 29 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 23:44 00:32 niśītha ends
22:5623:2023:4400:0800:3200:5601:20
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri · 1908
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 168 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 29 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 1 March
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 20:56 on Sat 29 Feb to 17:26 on Sun 1 Mar.
1908-03-01T01:55:59Z → 1908-03-01T22:25:41Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:44–00:32 on the 29th, 23:43–00:31 on the 1st.
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 29th and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
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 10057 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Queens, 1908: Saturday 29 February.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Mahāśivarātri 1908 falls on Saturday 29 February. Caturdaśī runs from 20:56 on Sat 29 Feb to 17:26 on Sun 1 Mar and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 29 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 29 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 29 Feb |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Queens. | ||
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 | 17:56 → 14:26 | 23:41 | 0 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Chicago | 19:56 → 16:26 | 23:39 | 0 min | 23:38 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Jersey City | 20:56 → 17:26 | 23:44 | 0 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 21:56 → 18:26 | 23:54 | 0 min | 23:54 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| London | 01:56 → 22:26 | 23:48 | 0 min | 23:48 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Durban | 03:56 → 00:26 | 23:45 | 41 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:37 → 02:07 | 23:48 | 48 min | 23:48 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:26 → 03:56 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:26 → 03:56 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Singapore | 08:56 → 05:26 | 23:53 | 48 min | 23:53 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:56 → 08:26 | 23:44 | 48 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 1 Mar |
| Suva | 13:51 → 10:21 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 1 Mar |