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Masik Shivratri Dates 2026 and 2027: All Dates and Nishita Times

Masik Shivratri is the monthly night of Shiva, on the fourteenth tithi of the waning moon, with its main puja around midnight. Every Masik Shivratri of the year is listed below with its tithi times and the nishita puja window.

Times for New Delhi (IST).

Upcoming Masik Shivratri dates

Saturday 7 November 2026: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Kartik Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
10:49 AM, 7 November
Chaturdashi ends
11:29 AM, 8 November
Nishita puja muhurat
11:38 PM to 12:30 AM

Monday 7 December 2026: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Margashirsha Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
2:23 AM, 7 December
Chaturdashi ends
4:13 AM, 8 December
Nishita puja muhurat
11:45 PM to 12:39 AM

Tuesday 5 January 2027: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Paush Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
8:40 PM, 5 January
Chaturdashi ends
11:15 PM, 6 January
Nishita puja muhurat
11:59 PM to 12:53 AM

Thursday 4 February 2027: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Magh Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
4:32 PM, 4 February
Chaturdashi ends
7:06 PM, 5 February
Nishita puja muhurat
12:08 AM to 1:01 AM

Saturday 6 March 2027: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Phalgun Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
12:04 PM, 6 March
Chaturdashi ends
1:47 PM, 7 March
Nishita puja muhurat
12:08 AM to 12:57 AM

Also this day: Maha Shivratri

Monday 5 April 2027: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Chaitra Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
5:24 AM, 5 April
Chaturdashi ends
5:41 AM, 6 April
Nishita puja muhurat
12:01 AM to 12:47 AM

Tuesday 4 May 2027: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Vaishakh Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
7:32 PM, 4 May
Chaturdashi ends
6:17 PM, 5 May
Nishita puja muhurat
11:56 PM to 12:39 AM

Thursday 3 June 2027: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Jyeshtha Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
6:35 AM, 3 June
Chaturdashi ends
4:06 AM, 4 June
Nishita puja muhurat
11:59 PM to 12:39 AM

Friday 2 July 2027: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Ashadh Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
3:24 PM, 2 July
Chaturdashi ends
12:06 PM, 3 July
Nishita puja muhurat
12:04 AM to 12:45 AM

Saturday 31 July 2027: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Shravan Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
10:58 PM, 31 July
Chaturdashi ends
7:21 PM, 1 August
Nishita puja muhurat
12:06 AM to 12:48 AM

Monday 30 August 2027: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Bhadrapad Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
6:13 AM, 30 August
Chaturdashi ends
2:42 AM, 31 August
Nishita puja muhurat
11:59 PM to 12:44 AM

Tuesday 28 September 2027: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
1:55 PM, 28 September
Chaturdashi ends
10:56 AM, 29 September
Nishita puja muhurat
11:47 PM to 12:35 AM

Wednesday 27 October 2027: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Kartik Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
10:50 PM, 27 October
Chaturdashi ends
8:49 PM, 28 October
Nishita puja muhurat
11:39 PM to 12:30 AM

Friday 26 November 2027: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Margashirsha Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
9:49 AM, 26 November
Chaturdashi ends
9:08 AM, 27 November
Nishita puja muhurat
11:41 PM to 12:35 AM

Saturday 25 December 2027: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Paush Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
11:32 PM, 25 December
Chaturdashi ends
12:23 AM, 27 December
Nishita puja muhurat
11:53 PM to 12:48 AM

About Masik Shivratri

Masik Shivratri falls every month on Krishna Chaturdashi, the fourteenth tithi of the waning fortnight, the night before the new moon. Shivratri means the night of Shiva, and devotees keep it as a monthly night of prayer, stillness and devotion, a smaller form of the great Maha Shivratri that comes once a year.

Because it is a night vrat, the day is chosen by midnight. The vrat is kept on the date whose night has Chaturdashi present during nishita kaal, the short window around midnight that is held most sacred for Shiva, and the main puja is done within it. Nishita moves with the length of the night, so the window shown is worked out for your city.

Two of the twelve stand apart. The Shivratri of Phalguna, counted as Magha in the amanta calendar, is Maha Shivratri, the year's great night of Shiva, kept with a full night of worship in temples and homes. The Shivratri of Shravan, Sawan Shivratri, falls in the month most dear to Shiva, when devotees carry Ganga water to offer on the lingam. The others are quieter, and many people keep them as a steady monthly vow.

Many keep a fast through the day with fruit and milk, and some stay awake through the night in prayer. The Shiva lingam is bathed with water, milk, curd, honey and ghee, bel leaves, datura and white flowers are offered, and Om Namah Shivaya is chanted. Some divide the night into four parts, the four prahars, and do a short puja in each. The fast is broken the next morning after bathing and prayer.

Each row in the list below shows the date, the moment Chaturdashi begins and ends, and the nishita kaal puja window for your city.

How it is observed

  1. Bathe in the morning and take a resolve to keep the Shivratri vrat.
  2. Keep a fast through the day with fruit, milk or water, as your health allows.
  3. In the evening and at night, bathe the Shiva lingam with water and milk and offer bel leaves and white flowers.
  4. Do the main puja in nishita kaal, chanting Om Namah Shivaya, and stay awake in prayer if you can.
  5. Break the fast the next morning after bathing and a short prayer.

Earlier Masik Shivratri dates

Friday 16 January 2026: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Magh Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
10:22 PM, 16 January
Chaturdashi ends
12:05 AM, 18 January
Nishita puja muhurat
12:04 AM to 12:57 AM

Sunday 15 February 2026: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Phalgun Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
5:06 PM, 15 February
Chaturdashi ends
5:35 PM, 16 February
Nishita puja muhurat
12:09 AM to 1:01 AM

Also this day: Maha Shivratri

Tuesday 17 March 2026: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Chaitra Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
9:24 AM, 17 March
Chaturdashi ends
8:26 AM, 18 March
Nishita puja muhurat
12:05 AM to 12:53 AM

Wednesday 15 April 2026: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Vaishakh Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
10:32 PM, 15 April
Chaturdashi ends
8:12 PM, 16 April
Nishita puja muhurat
11:59 PM to 12:43 AM

Friday 15 May 2026: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Jyeshtha Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
8:32 AM, 15 May
Chaturdashi ends
5:12 AM, 16 May
Nishita puja muhurat
11:56 PM to 12:38 AM

Saturday 13 June 2026: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Adhik Jyeshtha Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
4:08 PM, 13 June
Chaturdashi ends
12:20 PM, 14 June
Nishita puja muhurat
12:01 AM to 12:41 AM

Sunday 12 July 2026: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Ashadh Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
10:31 PM, 12 July
Chaturdashi ends
6:50 PM, 13 July
Nishita puja muhurat
12:06 AM to 12:47 AM

Tuesday 11 August 2026: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Shravan Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
4:55 AM, 11 August
Chaturdashi ends
1:54 AM, 12 August
Nishita puja muhurat
12:04 AM to 12:47 AM

Wednesday 9 September 2026: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Bhadrapad Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
12:31 PM, 9 September
Chaturdashi ends
10:34 AM, 10 September
Nishita puja muhurat
11:55 PM to 12:41 AM

Thursday 8 October 2026: Masik Shivaratri

Tithi
Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi
Chaturdashi begins
10:17 PM, 8 October
Chaturdashi ends
9:36 PM, 9 October
Nishita puja muhurat
11:43 PM to 12:33 AM

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