Night of Tuesday 25 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:16 01:04 niśītha ends
23:2823:5200:1600:4001:0401:2801:52
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) · 2025
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 472 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 25 February
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 26 February
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 11:09 on Wed 26 Feb to 08:55 on Thu 27 Feb.
2025-02-26T05:38:56Z → 2025-02-27T03:25:09Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:16–01:04 on the 25th, 00:15–01:03 on the 26th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 25th and 48 of 48 on the 26th.
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 28300 s
Ruling
Mahāśivarātri, Ujjain, 2025: Wednesday 26 February.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Mahāśivarātri (Shivratri) 2025 falls on Wednesday 26 February. Caturdaśī runs from 11:09 on Wed 26 Feb to 08:55 on Thu 27 Feb and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 26 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 26 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 26 Feb |
| Rashtriya Panchang | Principal festivals, 2024-25 | Wed 26 Feb |
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 26th | Covered | Niśītha 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:39 → 19:25 | 23:41 | 0 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 25 Feb |
| Chicago | 23:39 → 21:25 | 23:39 | 0 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 25 Feb |
| Jersey City | 00:39 → 22:25 | 23:45 | 0 min | 23:44 | 0 min | 25 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 01:39 → 23:25 | 23:55 | 0 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 25 Feb |
| London | 05:39 → 03:25 | 23:49 | 48 min | 23:48 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Durban | 07:39 → 05:25 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Dubai | 09:39 → 07:25 | 00:07 | 48 min | 00:07 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Delhi | 11:09 → 08:55 | 00:10 | 48 min | 00:09 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Kolkata | 11:09 → 08:55 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Singapore | 13:39 → 11:25 | 00:53 | 48 min | 00:53 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Sydney | 16:39 → 14:25 | 00:44 | 48 min | 00:44 | 0 min | 26 Feb |
| Suva | 17:39 → 15:25 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 26 Feb |