Mahashivaratri 2025: According to the Vedic calendar, the festival of Mahashivaratri is celebrated every year on the Chaturdashi date of Krishna Paksha of Phalgun month. This year Mahashivaratri will be celebrated on 26 February. According to astrology, this time many auspicious coincidences are going to be made on Mahashivaratri. At the same time, on Mahashivaratri, Bhadra Nakshatra will be for 11 hours. Because, Bhadra is considered to be obstructing any auspicious work. So in such a situation, Shiva devotees are worried about what is the auspicious time of Jalabhishek on Mahashivaratri. In such a situation, let us know what is the most auspicious time to offer water to Bholenath on Mahashivaratri this time.
Bhadra Nakshatra will remain for 11 hours on Mahashivaratri
According to the Vedic almanac, Bhadra Nakshatra will be on February 26 from 11:08 am to 10:05 pm on Mahashivaratri. The shadow of Bhadra will also start with the beginning of Chaturdashi Tithi on the day of Mahashivaratri. That is, on Mahashivaratri, the shadow of Bhadra will remain for about 11 hours. However, it will not have any effect on the Jalabhishek of Bhadra festival or Shivling.
Bhadra in Patal Lok
This year, Bhadra is residing in Patal Lok on Mahashivaratri. According to the scriptures, Hades do not affect the earth. Therefore, this time Bhadra will have no effect on performing Jalabhishek on Mahashivaratri.
Know the auspicious time of Abhishek on Shivling
There will be auspicious time for Jalabhishek on Shivling on Mahashivaratri. You can offer water to Lord Shiva from 6:47 am to 9:42 am. After this, Jalabhishek can be done from 11:06 am to 12:35 pm. Then the time to perform Jalabhishek on Shivling is from 3:25 pm to 6:08 pm and then 8:54 pm to 12:01 pm.
