Maha Shivratri 1985 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:18⁠–⁠01:07 Mon, Sun 17 Feb

Maharashtra, India

Festival · times in IST

When is Maha Shivratri 1985 in Pāthardi?

Sunday 17 February

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Sun 17 Feb in Pāthardi

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

00:18–01:07 Mon

49 min

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

Why is Maha Shivratri on Sun 17 Feb in Pāthardi?

Maha Shivratri is on Sun 17 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.

Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:18 Mon–01:07 Mon. Chaturdashi: 22:26 to 23:07 Mon.

Chaturdashi ended at 23:07; nishitha is Amavasya. Chaturdashi: 22:26 Sun to 23:07.

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 22:26 on Sun 17 Feb to 23:07 on Mon 18 Feb, so only Sunday night’s nishitha (00:18 Mon–01:07 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.