Maha Shivratri 2042 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:18⁠–⁠01:07 Wed, Tue 18 Feb

Maharashtra, India

Festival · times in IST

When is Maha Shivratri 2042 in Pāthardi?

Tuesday 18 February

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Tue 18 Feb in Pāthardi

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

00:18–01:07 Wed

49 min

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

Why is Maha Shivratri on Tue 18 Feb in Pāthardi?

Maha Shivratri is on Tue 18 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.

Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:18 Wed–01:07 Wed. Chaturdashi: 19:49 to 16:39 Wed.

Chaturdashi ended at 16:39; 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 19:49 on Tue 18 Feb to 16:39 on Wed 19 Feb, so only Tuesday night’s nishitha (00:18 Wed–01:07 Wed) 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.