Maha Shivratri 2022 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:16⁠–⁠01:05 Wed, Tue 1 Mar

Maharashtra, India

Festival · times in IST

When is Maha Shivratri 2022 in Pāthardi?

Tuesday 1 March

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Tue 1 Mar in Pāthardi

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

00:16–01:05 Wed

49 min

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

Why is Maha Shivratri on Tue 1 Mar in Pāthardi?

Maha Shivratri is on Tue 1 Mar: Chaturdashi touches nishitha that night, and no other.

Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 03:16 Tue. Chaturdashi: 03:16 Tue to 01:00 Wed.

Chaturdashi holds nishitha only until 01:00 Wed; then Amavasya. Chaturdashi: 03:16 to 01:00 Wed.

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 03:16 on Tue 1 Mar to 01:00 on Wed 2 Mar, so it touches only Tuesday night’s nishitha (00:16 Wed–01:05 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.