Maha Shivratri 2003 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:16–01:05 Sun, Sat 1 Mar
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 2003 in Pāthardi?
Saturday 1 March
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Sat 1 Mar in PāthardiMaha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Maha Shivratri on Sat 1 Mar in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Sat 1 Mar: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 06:36 Sat.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:16 Sun–01:05 Sun. Chaturdashi: 06:36 to 07:07 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 06:36 on Sat 1 Mar to 07:07 on Sun 2 Mar, so only Saturday night’s nishitha (00:16 Sun–01:05 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.