Maha Shivratri 1978 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:15–01:04 Wed, Tue 7 Mar
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 1978 in Pāthardi?
Tuesday 7 March
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
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Why is Maha Shivratri on Tue 7 Mar in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Tue 7 Mar: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 12:26 Tue.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:15 Wed–01:04 Wed. Chaturdashi: 12:26 to 10:06 Wed.
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 12:26 on Tue 7 Mar to 10:06 on Wed 8 Mar, so only Tuesday night’s nishitha (00:15 Wed–01:04 Wed) 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.