Maha Shivratri 2014 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:17⁠–⁠01:06 Fri, Thu 27 Feb

Maharashtra, India

Festival · times in IST

When is Maha Shivratri 2014 in Pāthardi?

Thursday 27 February

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Thu 27 Feb in Pāthardi

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

00:17–01:06 Fri

49 min

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

Why is Maha Shivratri on Thu 27 Feb in Pāthardi?

Maha Shivratri is on Thu 27 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.

Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:17 Fri–01:06 Fri. Chaturdashi: 20:18 to 16:50 Fri.

Chaturdashi ended at 16:50; nishitha is Amavasya.

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 20:18 on Thu 27 Feb to 16:50 on Fri 28 Feb, so only Thursday night’s nishitha (00:17 Fri–01:06 Fri) 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.