Maha Shivratri 2002 in Myshkin, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia Nishita puja muhurat 00:10–00:59 Wed, Tue 12 Mar
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When is Maha Shivratri 2002 in Myshkin?
Tuesday 12 March
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
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Why is Maha Shivratri on Tue 12 Mar in Myshkin?
By the Nirnayasindhu, Maha Shivratri is on Tue 12 Mar: Chaturdashi touches nishitha on both nights and it takes the later.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:10 Tue–01:00 Tue. Chaturdashi: 00:07 Tue to 02:33 Wed.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:10 Wed–00:59 Wed. Chaturdashi: 00:07 to 02:33 Wed.
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 00:07 on Tue 12 Mar to 02:33 on Wed 13 Mar, touching nishitha on both nights. When it does, the Nirnayasindhu takes the later day: Tue 12 Mar.
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.