Maha Shivratri 1996 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia Nishita puja muhurat 00:47–01:40 Sun, Sat 17 Feb
Festival · times in UTC+4
When is Maha Shivratri 1996 in Sevan?
Saturday 17 February
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Sat 17 Feb in SevanMaha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Maha Shivratri on Sat 17 Feb in Sevan?
Maha Shivratri is on Sat 17 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 10:10 Sat.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:47 Sun–01:40 Sun. Chaturdashi: 10:10 to 06:45 Sun.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+4). Band: the tithi. Box: Nishitha. Dark strip: night.
Shiva’s worship centres on nishitha, the midnight muhurta. Chaturdashi runs from 10:10 on Sat 17 Feb to 06:45 on Sun 18 Feb, so only Saturday night’s nishitha (00:47 Sun–01:40 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.