Ganesh Chaturthi 2012 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Ganesh Puja muhurat 11:09–13:35, Wed 19 Sep
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Ganesh Chaturthi 2012 in Pāthardi?
Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesh Puja muhurat: what time?
Ganesh Puja muhurat
11:09–13:35
2 h 26 min
Why is Ganesh Chaturthi on Wed 19 Sep in Pāthardi?
Ganesh Chaturthi is on Wed 19 Sep: Chaturthi holds all of madhyahna that day, and no other.
Madhyahna is Tritiya; Chaturthi begins at 23:57.
Chaturthi holds all of madhyahna, 11:09–13:35. Chaturthi: 23:57 Tue to 21:15.
One row per day, on one clock (IST). Band: the tithi. Box: Madhyahna. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Ganesha’s puja is done at madhyahna, the middle fifth of the day. Chaturthi runs from 23:57 on Tue 18 Sep to 21:15 on Wed 19 Sep, so only Wednesday’s madhyahna (11:09–13:35) falls within it.
The rule
Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi
Ganesha’s puja is done at madhyahna, the middle fifth of the day.
- Smarta
- the day whose madhyahna Chaturthi holds; when it touches both or neither, the earlier (Dharmasindhu).
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.