Maha Shivratri 2010 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:18–01:08 Sat, Fri 12 Feb
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 2010 in Pāthardi?
Friday 12 February
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
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Why is Maha Shivratri on Fri 12 Feb in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Fri 12 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 02:57 Fri. Chaturdashi: 02:57 Fri to 05:41 Sat.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:18 Sat–01:08 Sat. Chaturdashi: 02:57 to 05:41 Sat.
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 02:57 on Fri 12 Feb to 05:41 on Sat 13 Feb, so only Friday night’s nishitha (00:18 Sat–01:08 Sat) 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.