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Maha Shivaratri Nishita puja time 2027 in Tiruchirappalli
- Date
- Saturday, 6 March 2027
- Tithi
- Krishna Chaturdashi
- Krishna Chaturdashi tithi (the same across India)
- 6 Mar 12:04 pm – 7 Mar 1:46 pm
- Nishita (midnight)
- 7 Mar 12:02 am – 7 Mar 12:50 am
Kept on the day Krishna Chaturdashi holds at Nishita (midnight) in Tiruchirappalli.
Computed by Astrovarg's engine for Tiruchirappalli (Asia/Kolkata), Lahiri ayanamsha, from the sunrise there.
About
Maha Shivratri is the Chaturdashi of the waning moon in Phalguna, as calendars in the north name the month; calendars whose months end at the new moon call it Magha Krishna Chaturdashi. It is the great night of Shiva: people fast through the day, keep the night awake and worship Shiva, most of all at midnight. It is kept on the day the Chaturdashi holds at Nishita, the midnight muhurta, shown on this page.
How Maha Shivaratri is observed, what is needed, and the katha
Questions
Which day is Maha Shivratri this year?
It is kept on the day the Chaturdashi holds at Nishita, the midnight muhurta, in your city, the date shown at the top of this page. When it holds at midnight on both nights, or on neither, calendars can differ by a day.
Can anyone keep the Shivratri vrat?
Yes. The Nirnaya Sindhu, quoting older texts, says it is open to all, man or woman, and that the vrat is the fast, the vigil and the worship together; those who cannot fast often keep the night and the worship.
How is it different from the monthly Shivratri?
Every Chaturdashi of the waning moon is a Masik Shivratri; the one in Phalguna (Magha in the amanta reckoning) is the Maha Shivratri, the great one.
Is it the night of Shiva's wedding?
Many tell it so, the wedding of Shiva and Parvati; others remember it as the night Shiva appeared as a pillar of light (the Lingodbhava). The texts we follow describe the vrat, not one reason for it.
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