Maha Shivratri 1981 in Davinópolis, Maranhão, Brazil Nishita puja muhurat 23:57⁠–⁠00:44 Thu, Wed 4 Mar

Festival · times in UTC−3

When is Maha Shivratri 1981 in Davinópolis?

Wednesday 4 March

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Wed 4 Mar in Davinópolis

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

23:57 Wed–00:44 Thu

47 min

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

Why is Maha Shivratri on Wed 4 Mar in Davinópolis?

Maha Shivratri is on Wed 4 Mar: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.

Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 12:02 Wed.

Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 23:57–00:44 Thu. Chaturdashi: 12:02 to 10:02 Thu.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC−3). Band: the tithi. Box: Nishitha. Dark strip: night.

Shiva’s worship centres on nishitha, the midnight muhurta. Chaturdashi runs from 12:02 on Wed 4 Mar to 10:02 on Thu 5 Mar, so only Wednesday night’s nishitha (23:57–00:44 Thu) 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.