Maha Shivratri 2000 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:16–01:04 Sun, Sat 4 Mar
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 2000 in Pāthardi?
Saturday 4 March
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Sat 4 Mar in PāthardiMaha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Maha Shivratri on Sat 4 Mar in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Sat 4 Mar: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 09:41 Sat.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:16 Sun–01:04 Sun. Chaturdashi: 09:41 to 10:32 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 09:41 on Sat 4 Mar to 10:32 on Sun 5 Mar, so only Saturday night’s nishitha (00:16 Sun–01:04 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.