Maha Shivratri 2086 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:18–01:08 Wed, Tue 12 Feb
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 2086 in Pāthardi?
Tuesday 12 February
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Tue 12 Feb in PāthardiMaha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Maha Shivratri on Tue 12 Feb in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Tue 12 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 10:48 Tue.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:18 Wed–01:08 Wed. Chaturdashi: 10:48 to 07:34 Wed.
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 10:48 on Tue 12 Feb to 07:34 on Wed 13 Feb, so only Tuesday night’s nishitha (00:18 Wed–01:08 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.