Maha Shivratri 2053 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:18–01:07 Mon, Sun 16 Feb
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 2053 in Pāthardi?
Sunday 16 February
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 16 Feb in PāthardiMaha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Maha Shivratri on Sun 16 Feb in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Sun 16 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:18 Mon–01:07 Mon. Chaturdashi: 19:51 to 21:10 Mon.
Chaturdashi ended at 21:10; 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 19:51 on Sun 16 Feb to 21:10 on Mon 17 Feb, so only Sunday night’s nishitha (00:18 Mon–01:07 Mon) 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.