Maha Shivratri 2009 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:17–01:07 Tue, Mon 23 Feb
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 2009 in Pāthardi?
Monday 23 February
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Mon 23 Feb in PāthardiMaha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Maha Shivratri on Mon 23 Feb in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Mon 23 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 04:23 Mon.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:17 Tue–01:07 Tue. Chaturdashi: 04:23 to 06:00 Tue.
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 04:23 on Mon 23 Feb to 06:00 on Tue 24 Feb, so only Monday night’s nishitha (00:17 Tue–01:07 Tue) 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.