Maha Shivratri 1979 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:17–01:06 Mon, Sun 25 Feb
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 1979 in Pāthardi?
Sunday 25 February
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 25 Feb in PāthardiMaha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Maha Shivratri on Sun 25 Feb in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Sun 25 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 05:30 Sun.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:17 Mon–01:06 Mon. Chaturdashi: 05:30 to 01:52 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 05:30 on Sun 25 Feb to 01:52 on Mon 26 Feb, so only Sunday night’s nishitha (00:17 Mon–01:06 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.