Maha Shivratri 1996 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:18–01:08 Sun, Sat 17 Feb
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 1996 in Pāthardi?
Saturday 17 February
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
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Why is Maha Shivratri on Sat 17 Feb in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Sat 17 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 11:40 Sat.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:18 Sun–01:08 Sun. Chaturdashi: 11:40 to 08:15 Sun.
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 11:40 on Sat 17 Feb to 08:15 on Sun 18 Feb, so only Saturday night’s nishitha (00:18 Sun–01:08 Sun) 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.