Maha Shivratri 2096 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:17–01:07 Thu, Wed 22 Feb
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 2096 in Pāthardi?
Wednesday 22 February
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Wed 22 Feb in PāthardiMaha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Maha Shivratri on Wed 22 Feb in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Wed 22 Feb: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 08:01 Wed.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:17 Thu–01:07 Thu. Chaturdashi: 08:01 to 06:16 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 08:01 on Wed 22 Feb to 06:16 on Thu 23 Feb, so only Wednesday night’s nishitha (00:17 Thu–01:07 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.