Maha Shivratri 2015 in Davinópolis, Maranhão, Brazil Nishita puja muhurat 00:00⁠–⁠00:47 Wed, Tue 17 Feb

Festival · times in UTC−3

When is Maha Shivratri 2015 in Davinópolis?

Tuesday 17 February

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Tue 17 Feb in Davinópolis

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

00:00–00:47 Wed

47 min

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

Why is Maha Shivratri on Tue 17 Feb in Davinópolis?

Maha Shivratri is on Tue 17 Feb: Chaturdashi touches nishitha that night, and no other.

Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 04:06 Tue.

Chaturdashi holds nishitha only until 00:33 Wed; then Amavasya. Chaturdashi: 04:06 to 00:33 Wed.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC−3). Band: the tithi. Box: Nishitha. Dark strip: night.

Shiva’s worship centres on nishitha, the midnight muhurta. Chaturdashi runs from 04:06 on Tue 17 Feb to 00:33 on Wed 18 Feb, so it touches only Tuesday night’s nishitha (00:00 Wed–00:47 Wed).

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.