Maha Shivratri 1901 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:09–00:59 Mon, Sun 17 Feb
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in MMT
When is Maha Shivratri 1901 in Pāthardi?
Sunday 17 February
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 17 Feb in PāthardiMaha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Maha Shivratri on Sun 17 Feb in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Sun 17 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 13:00 Sun.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:09 Mon–00:59 Mon. Chaturdashi: 13:00 to 10:48 Mon.
One row per day, on one clock (IST). Band: the tithi. Box: Nishitha. Dark strip: night.
Shiva’s worship centres on nishitha, the midnight muhurta. Chaturdashi runs from 13:00 on Sun 17 Feb to 10:48 on Mon 18 Feb, so only Sunday night’s nishitha (00:09 Mon–00:59 Mon) falls within it.
The rule
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
Shiva’s worship centres on nishitha, the midnight muhurta.
- Smarta
- the night whose nishitha Chaturdashi holds; when it touches both or neither, the later (Nirnayasindhu).
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.