Maha Shivratri 2021 in Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria Nishita puja muhurat 00:11⁠–⁠01:00 Fri, Thu 11 Mar

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When is Maha Shivratri 2021 in Sofia?

Thursday 11 March

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Thu 11 Mar in Sofia

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

00:11–01:00 Fri

49 min

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Why is Maha Shivratri on Thu 11 Mar in Sofia?

Maha Shivratri is on Thu 11 Mar: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.

Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 11:10 Thu.

Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:11 Fri–01:00 Fri. Chaturdashi: 11:10 to 11:33 Fri.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC+2). Band: the tithi. Box: Nishitha. Dark strip: night.

Shiva’s worship centres on nishitha, the midnight muhurta. Chaturdashi runs from 11:10 on Thu 11 Mar to 11:33 on Fri 12 Mar, so only Thursday night’s nishitha (00:11 Fri–01:00 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.