Chaturdashi Tithi Begins: 5:20 PM on 21st February, 2020

Chaturdashi Tithi Ends: 07:02 PM on 22th February, 2020

Nishita Kaal Puja Time = 12:27 AM to 01:17 AM (22nd February 2020)

First Prahar Puja Time (Night): 6:41 PM to 9:46 PM (21st February)
Second Prahar Puja Time (Night): 9:46 PM to 12:52 AM (22nd February)
Third Prahar Puja Time (Night): 12:52 AM to 03:58 AM (22nd February)
Ratri Fourth Prahar Puja Time: 3:58 AM to 7:03 AM (22nd February)

Time To Break Your Fast: 7:03 AM to 3:47 PM (on 22nd February)

What is Nishita Kala? – Nishit Kaal

Nishita Kala is defined as the 8th muhurta of the night and it is attained after doing complex
calculation. It is of great importance to the Panchang makers and Jyothishis as this period is
essential for calculating festival and auspicious days.
Nishita Kala period is chosen to do pujas and worship on the Shivaratri day. This period is of
great importance to some Hindu communities. For a festival to be fixed there should be a
Nishita Kala on the day.
For example a festival falling on Ashtami, there should be a nishita Kala on Ashtami day.
The Nishita Kala period is usually of duration of less than an hour and fall during the
midnight.

Prahar or Prahara is a Sanskrit term for a unit of time, or subdivision of the day,
approximately three hours long.[1]
Definition
The day is divided into eight parts: four praharas for the day, and four for the night. The
first prahara of the day begins at sunrise, and the fourth prahara of the day ends at sunset. A
second round of four praharas unfolds during the night, between sunset and sunrise.
The traditional system of praharas overlaps (but does not coincide) with the more precise
traditional system of muhurtas, which is based on precise astronomical calculations.
Thus, the day can be regarded as divided into eight praharas (of three hours each) or
thirty muhurtas (of 48 minutes each). In both systems, the day commences with sunrise. The
timing of the two systems coincides only at sunrise and sunset (four praharas coincide with
fifteen muhurtas at the twelve-hour, or 720-minute, point).
History
In the ancient Puranas we see the day divided into eight praharas: four for the day and four
for the night.[2] The concept still prevails today in India, particularly in connection with the
performance of Indian classical music (see below).
Timing
The first prahara is commonly placed at sunrise, although some sources place it at
the brahma-muhurta, a period of time before sunrise (around 4.30 amwhen Venus can be
sighted).[3]
The concept of prahar originated where the lengths of the day and night were based on actual,
observable sunrise and sunset. The four praharas of the day start at sunrise, and the
four praharas of the night at sunset. If the location is near the equator, where day and night
are the same length year round, the praharas of the day and the praharas of the night will be
of equal length (three hours each). In other regions, where the relative length of day and night
varies according to the season, the praharas of the day will be longer or shorter than
the praharas of the night.
Contemporary discussions of prahara often use 6:00 am (the time of sunrise at the equator
and at the equinoxes) as a theoretical fixed point of reference for mapping out the praharas at
three-hour intervals (6-9, 9-12, etc.). This scheme is a useful pedagogical tool and an efficient
way of applying the concept of prahara in a technological "clock" culture. However, it's
important to realize that this rigid schema most likely does not capture the original application
of prahara. In a traditional, non-technological culture, the length of day and night are based
on observable sunrise and sunset. The day, which starts at sunrise and ends at sunset, is
divided into four praharas of equal length; and, the night, which starts at sunset and ends at
sunrise, is also divided into four equal watches. During the summer, when the days are longer
than the nights, the praharas of the day will be longer than the praharas of the night, and vice
versa during the winter.[4]
The question of how to handle the praharas when days and nights are unequal in length is
critical for timing the performance of ragas, since each raga is ideally performed during a
certain prahara.

Muhurta
Muhūrt (Sanskrit: मुहूर्त) is a Hindu unit of measurement for time along with nimesh, kāṣṭhā
and kalā[1] in the Hindu calendar.
In the Brāhmaṇas, muhūrta denotes a division of time: one-thirtieth of a day, or a period of
forty-eight minutes.[2] The sense "moment" is also common in the Brāhmanạs.[3] In
the Rigveda[4] we only find the sense "moment."[5]
Further each muhūrta is further divided into 30 (Indian) minutes or kalā (making 30 Kalā ≈ 48
western min). Each kalā is further divided into 30 (Indian) seconds or Kāṣṭhā, making 30
Kāṣṭhā ≈ 1.6 western minute.