Maha Shivratri 2028 in Chahārbāgh, Alborz Province, Iran Nishita puja muhurat 23:54–00:45 Thu, Wed 23 Feb
Festival · times in UTC+3:30
When is Maha Shivratri 2028 in Chahārbāgh?
Wednesday 23 February
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Wed 23 Feb in ChahārbāghMaha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Maha Shivratri on Wed 23 Feb in Chahārbāgh?
Maha Shivratri is on Wed 23 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 08:44 Wed.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 23:54–00:45 Thu. Chaturdashi: 08:44 to 11:27 Thu.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+3:30). Band: the tithi. Box: Nishitha. Dark strip: night.
Shiva’s worship centres on nishitha, the midnight muhurta. Chaturdashi runs from 08:44 on Wed 23 Feb to 11:27 on Thu 24 Feb, so only Wednesday night’s nishitha (23:54–00:45 Thu) 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.