Maha Shivratri 1968 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:17⁠–⁠01:06 Tue, Mon 26 Feb

Maharashtra, India

Festival · times in IST

When is Maha Shivratri 1968 in Pāthardi?

Monday 26 February

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Mon 26 Feb in Pāthardi

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

00:17–01:06 Tue

49 min

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

Why is Maha Shivratri on Mon 26 Feb in Pāthardi?

Maha Shivratri is on Mon 26 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.

Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 12:52 Mon.

Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:17 Tue–01:06 Tue. Chaturdashi: 12:52 to 12:24 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 12:52 on Mon 26 Feb to 12:24 on Tue 27 Feb, so only Monday night’s nishitha (00:17 Tue–01:06 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.