Night of Sunday 12 July
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
niśītha begins 00:09 00:57 niśītha ends
23:2123:4500:0900:3300:5701:2101:45
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śivarātri (Masik Shivaratri) · 2026
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 98 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 12 July
Taken. The only night Caturdaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 13 July
Caturdaśī is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 22:30 on Sun 12 Jul to 18:50 on Mon 13 Jul.
2026-07-12T17:00:27Z → 2026-07-13T13:20:00Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:09–00:57 on the 12th, 00:09–00:57 on the 13th.
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 12th and 0 of 48 on the 13th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 108
Tie-break
Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 5893 s
Ruling
Śivarātri, Ujjain, 2026: Sunday 12 July.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Śivarātri (Masik Shivaratri) 2026 falls on Sunday 12 July. Caturdaśī runs from 22:30 on Sun 12 Jul to 18:50 on Mon 13 Jul and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 12 Jul |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 12 Jul |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 12 Jul |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ujjain. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/shivaratri · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“The krsna caturdasi in each month is called 'Sivaratri'. The chief among them is that of Magha. The tithi must cover nisitha (or pradosa in some opinion).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 108. The alternative opinion that reads pradoṣa instead of niśītha is not evaluated.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturdaśī | Niśītha 12th | Covered | Niśītha 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:00 → 06:20 | 00:35 | 48 min | 00:35 | 0 min | 12 Jul |
| Chicago | 12:00 → 08:20 | 00:32 | 48 min | 00:33 | 0 min | 12 Jul |
| Jersey City | 13:00 → 09:20 | 00:38 | 48 min | 00:38 | 0 min | 12 Jul |
| Port of Spain | 13:00 → 09:20 | 23:48 | 48 min | 23:48 | 0 min | 12 Jul |
| London | 18:00 → 14:20 | 00:42 | 48 min | 00:43 | 0 min | 12 Jul |
| Durban | 19:00 → 15:20 | 23:37 | 48 min | 23:38 | 0 min | 12 Jul |
| Dubai | 21:00 → 17:20 | 00:01 | 48 min | 00:01 | 0 min | 12 Jul |
| Delhi | 22:30 → 18:50 | 00:03 | 48 min | 00:03 | 0 min | 12 Jul |
| Kolkata | 22:30 → 18:50 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 12 Jul |
| Singapore | 01:00 → 21:20 | 00:46 | 34 min | 00:46 | 0 min | 12 Jul |
| Sydney | 03:00 → 23:20 | 23:37 | 0 min | 23:37 | 0 min | 12 Jul |
| Suva | 05:00 → 01:20 | 23:48 | 0 min | 23:48 | 48 min | 13 Jul |