Maha Shivratri 2085 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:17⁠–⁠01:06 Fri, Thu 22 Feb

Maharashtra, India

Festival · times in IST

When is Maha Shivratri 2085 in Pāthardi?

Thursday 22 February

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Thu 22 Feb in Pāthardi

Maha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?

Nishita puja muhurat

00:17–01:06 Fri

49 min

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

Why is Maha Shivratri on Thu 22 Feb in Pāthardi?

Maha Shivratri is on Thu 22 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.

Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:17 Fri–01:06 Fri. Chaturdashi: 19:17 to 15:41 Fri.

Chaturdashi ended at 15:41; 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 19:17 on Thu 22 Feb to 15:41 on Fri 23 Feb, so only Thursday night’s nishitha (00:17 Fri–01:06 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.