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Maha Shivaratri महाशिवरात्रि
The great night of Shiva, observed through the Nishita muhurat at midnight rather than by day.
2026 · Delhi
15 Feb 2026
Ravivaar (Sun) · Krishna Trayodashi
The rule
What decides this date
- Month
- Phalguna
- Fortnight
- Krishna Paksha
- Tithi
- Chaturdashi
- Reckoning
- Purnimanta (full moon to full moon)
- Observed in
- Across India
- Timed by
- nishita
This rule is quoted in the purnimanta calendar followed across north India. In the amanta calendar of the south and west the same night falls in the previous month — a different month name for the identical date.
Across years
Maha Shivaratri in 2026–2028
Same rule, three years, three different Gregorian dates. Nothing here is stored — it is recomputed each time.
| Year | Date | Day | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 Feb 2026 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Krishna Trayodashi |
| 2027 | 6 Mar 2027 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Trayodashi |
| 2028 | 23 Feb 2028 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Trayodashi |
Across cities
Maha Shivaratri 2026, by city
A festival falls on the day whose local sunrise its tithi spans, so the date itself can differ — and any time the observance keys on certainly does.
| City | Date | nishita |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 15 Feb 2026 | — |
| Mumbai | 15 Feb 2026 | — |
| London | 15 Feb 2026 | — |
| San Francisco | 15 Feb 2026 | — |