Maha Shivratri 2024 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:15–01:03 Sat, Fri 8 Mar
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 2024 in Pāthardi?
Friday 8 March
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
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Why is Maha Shivratri on Fri 8 Mar in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Fri 8 Mar: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:15 Sat–01:03 Sat. Chaturdashi: 21:58 to 18:18 Sat.
Chaturdashi ended at 18:18; 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 21:58 on Fri 8 Mar to 18:18 on Sat 9 Mar, so only Friday night’s nishitha (00:15 Sat–01:03 Sat) 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.