Maha Shivratri 1960 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:17⁠–⁠01:06 Fri, Thu 25 Feb

Maharashtra, India

Festival · times in IST

When is Maha Shivratri 1960 in Pāthardi?

Thursday 25 February

Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Thu 25 Feb in Pāthardi

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

00:17–01:06 Fri

49 min

Open in TithikaSee Maha Shivratri's date in each of your places, side by side.

Why is Maha Shivratri on Thu 25 Feb in Pāthardi?

Maha Shivratri is on Thu 25 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.

Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 03:58 Thu. Chaturdashi: 03:58 Thu to 01:45 Fri.

Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:17 Fri–01:06 Fri. Chaturdashi: 03:58 to 01:45 Fri.

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 03:58 on Thu 25 Feb to 01:45 on Fri 26 Feb, so only Thursday night’s nishitha (00:17 Fri–01:06 Fri) 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.