Maha Shivratri 1934 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:18–01:08 Tue, Mon 12 Feb
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 1934 in Pāthardi?
Monday 12 February
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Mon 12 Feb in PāthardiMaha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Maha Shivratri on Mon 12 Feb in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Mon 12 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 12:40 Mon.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:18 Tue–01:08 Tue. Chaturdashi: 12:40 to 09:23 Tue.
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 12:40 on Mon 12 Feb to 09:23 on Tue 13 Feb, so only Monday night’s nishitha (00:18 Tue–01:08 Tue) 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.