Maha Shivratri 2016 in Davinópolis, Maranhão, Brazil Nishita puja muhurat 23:56⁠–⁠00:44 Tue, Mon 7 Mar

Festival · times in UTC−3

When is Maha Shivratri 2016 in Davinópolis?

Monday 7 March

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Mon 7 Mar in Davinópolis

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

23:56 Mon–00:44 Tue

48 min

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Why is Maha Shivratri on Mon 7 Mar in Davinópolis?

Maha Shivratri is on Mon 7 Mar: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.

Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 04:50 Mon.

Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 23:56–00:44 Tue. Chaturdashi: 04:50 to 02:04 Tue.

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 04:50 on Mon 7 Mar to 02:04 on Tue 8 Mar, so only Monday night’s nishitha (23:56–00:44 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.