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Masik Shivaratri मासिक शिवरात्रि
The fourteenth tithi of the waning fortnight, every month. The Phalguna one is Maha Shivaratri.
2026 · Delhi
17 Jan 2026
Shanivaar (Sat) · Krishna Chaturdashi
The rule
What decides this date
- Repeats
- Every lunar month
- Fortnight
- Krishna Paksha
- Tithi
- Chaturdashi
- Observed in
- Across India
- Timed by
- nishita
Across years
Masik 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 | 17 Jan 2026 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 2027 | 6 Jan 2027 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 2028 | 25 Jan 2028 | Mangalvaar (Tue) | Krishna Chaturdashi |
Across cities
Masik 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 | 17 Jan 2026 | — |
| Mumbai | 17 Jan 2026 | — |
| London | 17 Jan 2026 | — |
| San Francisco | 17 Jan 2026 | — |