Night of Sunday 15 February
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
niśītha begins 23:56 00:44 niśītha ends
Caturdaśī begins 23:35:21
23:0823:3223:5600:2000:4401:0801:32
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 2026
Boundaryin Suva, 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 15 February
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 16 February
Qualifies with 8 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
8 of 48 minutes covered, the first 8
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 23:35 on Sun 15 Feb to 00:05 on Tue 17 Feb.
2026-02-15T11:35:21Z → 2026-02-16T12:04:35Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:56–00:44 on the 15th, 23:56–00:44 on the 16th.
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 15th and 8 of 48 on the 16th.
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 489 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Suva, 2026: Sunday 15 February.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-disputed)
In Suva, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 2026 falls on Sunday 15 February. Caturdaśī runs from 23:35 on Sun 15 Feb to 00:05 on Tue 17 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the next night for 8 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 15 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 15 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 15 Feb |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Suva. | ||
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 15th | Covered | Niśītha 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:35 → 04:05 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Chicago | 05:35 → 06:05 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Jersey City | 06:35 → 07:05 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 07:35 → 08:05 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| London | 11:35 → 12:05 | 23:50 | 48 min | 23:50 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Durban | 13:35 → 14:05 | 23:46 | 48 min | 23:46 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Dubai | 15:35 → 16:05 | 00:09 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Delhi | 17:05 → 17:35 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Kolkata | 17:05 → 17:35 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Singapore | 19:35 → 20:05 | 00:55 | 48 min | 00:55 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Sydney | 22:35 → 23:05 | 00:45 | 48 min | 00:45 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Suva | 23:35 → 00:05 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 8 min | 15 Feb |