Maha Shivratri 2065 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:16⁠–⁠01:04 Fri, Thu 5 Mar

Maharashtra, India

Festival · times in IST

When is Maha Shivratri 2065 in Pāthardi?

Thursday 5 March

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Thu 5 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 5 Mar in Pāthardi?

Maha Shivratri is on Thu 5 Mar: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.

Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 05:48 Thu.

Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:16 Fri–01:04 Fri. Chaturdashi: 05:48 to 06:35 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 05:48 on Thu 5 Mar to 06:35 on Fri 6 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.