Maha Shivratri 2008 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:15⁠–⁠01:04 Fri, Thu 6 Mar

Maharashtra, India

Festival · times in IST

When is Maha Shivratri 2008 in Pāthardi?

Thursday 6 March

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Thu 6 Mar in Pāthardi

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

00:15–01:04 Fri

49 min

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

Why is Maha Shivratri on Thu 6 Mar in Pāthardi?

Maha Shivratri is on Thu 6 Mar: Chaturdashi touches nishitha that night, and no other.

Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 01:31 Thu. Chaturdashi: 01:31 Thu to 00:24 Fri.

Chaturdashi holds nishitha only until 00:24 Fri; then Amavasya. Chaturdashi: 01:31 to 00:24 Fri.

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 01:31 on Thu 6 Mar to 00:24 on Fri 7 Mar, so it touches only Thursday night’s nishitha (00:15 Fri–01:04 Fri).

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.