Maha Shivratri 2012 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:18⁠–⁠01:07 Tue, Mon 20 Feb

Maharashtra, India

Festival · times in IST

When is Maha Shivratri 2012 in Pāthardi?

Monday 20 February

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Mon 20 Feb in Pāthardi

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

00:18–01:07 Tue

49 min

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

Why is Maha Shivratri on Mon 20 Feb in Pāthardi?

Maha Shivratri is on Mon 20 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.

Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 04:04 Mon.

Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:18 Tue–01:07 Tue. Chaturdashi: 04:04 to 03:52 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 04:04 on Mon 20 Feb to 03:52 on Tue 21 Feb, so only Monday night’s nishitha (00:18 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.