Maha Shivratri 2059 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:14–01:02 Thu, Wed 12 Mar
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 2059 in Pāthardi?
Wednesday 12 March
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
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Why is Maha Shivratri on Wed 12 Mar in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Wed 12 Mar: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 13:11 Wed.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:14 Thu–01:02 Thu. Chaturdashi: 13:11 to 09:24 Thu.
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 13:11 on Wed 12 Mar to 09:24 on Thu 13 Mar, so only Wednesday night’s nishitha (00:14 Thu–01:02 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.