Maha Shivratri 2002 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:14⁠–⁠01:02 Wed, Tue 12 Mar

Maharashtra, India

Festival · times in IST

When is Maha Shivratri 2002 in Pāthardi?

Tuesday 12 March

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Tue 12 Mar in Pāthardi

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

00:14–01:02 Wed

48 min

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

Why is Maha Shivratri on Tue 12 Mar in Pāthardi?

Maha Shivratri is on Tue 12 Mar: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.

Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 02:37 Tue. Chaturdashi: 02:37 Tue to 05:03 Wed.

Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:14 Wed–01:02 Wed. Chaturdashi: 02:37 to 05:03 Wed.

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 02:37 on Tue 12 Mar to 05:03 on Wed 13 Mar, so only Tuesday night’s nishitha (00:14 Wed–01:02 Wed) 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.