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Saturday, 6 March 2027
What matters on this day
Magha Krishna Paksha until 12:04 PM
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise6:45 AM
Sunset6:20 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:42 AM, Mar 07
Avoid
9:39 AM â 11:05 AM
Auspicious
â Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Shiva. Kept with a day-long fast, an all-night vigil in four watches, and abhisheka â the pouring of water, milk, honey and other substances over the Shiva linga.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Masik Shivaratri
The monthly night of Shiva: a lighter form of the Maha Shivaratri observance, kept with a fast and worship in the nishita watch.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Shani PradoshPradosh
The twice-monthly Shiva observance, kept in the ninety minutes around sunset with abhisheka and the Pradosha stotra.
Why today, and how to observe it â
Coming up
- Somvati Amavasya in 2 days Mon, 8 Mar
- Chandra Darshan in 3 days Tue, 9 Mar
- Shukla Shashti in 8 days Sun, 14 Mar
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:39 AM â 11:05 AM
1:59 PM â 3:26 PM
6:45 AM â 8:12 AM
9:04 AM â 10:36 AM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival â an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More â
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise5:23 AM
Moonset4:39 PM
Shiva until 3:05 AM, Mar 07
Vanija
Shanivara
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