Maha Shivratri 2097 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Nishita puja muhurat 00:14–01:02 Wed, Tue 12 Mar
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Maha Shivratri 2097 in Pāthardi?
Tuesday 12 March
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi (purnimanta) · Magha Krishna Chaturdashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Tue 12 Mar in PāthardiMaha Shivratri Nishita puja muhurat: what time?
Why is Maha Shivratri on Tue 12 Mar in Pāthardi?
Maha Shivratri is on Tue 12 Mar: Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha that night, and no other.
Nishitha is Trayodashi; Chaturdashi begins at 04:50 Tue.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 00:14 Wed–01:02 Wed. Chaturdashi: 04:50 to 04:25 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 04:50 on Tue 12 Mar to 04:25 on Wed 13 Mar, so only Tuesday night’s nishitha (00:14 Wed–01:02 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.