Maha Shivratri 2038 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:16⁠–⁠01:04 Fri, Thu 4 Mar

Maharashtra, India

Festival · times in IST

When is Maha Shivratri 2038 in Pāthardi?

Thursday 4 March

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Thu 4 Mar in Pāthardi

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

00:16–01:04 Fri

48 min

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

Why is Maha Shivratri on Thu 4 Mar in Pāthardi?

Maha Shivratri is on Thu 4 Mar: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.

Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 01:18 Thu. Chaturdashi: 01:18 Thu to 02:52 Fri.

Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:16 Fri–01:04 Fri. Chaturdashi: 01:18 to 02:52 Fri.

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 01:18 on Thu 4 Mar to 02:52 on Fri 5 Mar, so only Thursday night’s nishitha (00:16 Fri–01:04 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.