Vrat · Bhagavan Shiva

Masik Shivaratri

Name: Masik Shivaratri
Start: 2026-11-06
End: 2026-11-06
Location: Houston

Monthly Shivaratri when Krishna Chaturdashi prevails at Nishita.

Houston, Texas, United States 29.7633°, -95.3633° America/Chicago (UTC-06:00) North Indian · Lahiri (calibrated)

Panchang for 06/11/2026 (Fri) All dates

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CategoryVrat
DeityBhagavan Shiva
Defining tithi / momentKrishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 23:18 to 23:58 (next day)
Lunar monthAshwin Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Kartika Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)

Timings on Friday, 6 November 2026

Nishita Kaal 23:39 to 00:31 (next day) 0 h 53 min · 06/11/2026 (Fri)

Rule applied: Smarta — The tithi covers the required time on two days; the day with the greater coverage is taken.

Why this date?

The tithi covers the required time (Nishita Kaal) on two consecutive days; the day with the greater coverage is taken.

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How the date is determined

It recurs every lunar month on Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi.
It falls on the day when this tithi prevails during Nishita Kaal — the eighth of the fifteen night muhurtas, around local midnight.
If the tithi covers the whole of that period on both days, the second day is taken.
If the tithi prevails at that time on two consecutive days, the day on which it covers more of that period is taken.
If the tithi does not touch that period on any day (a kshaya tithi), the Hindu day on which the tithi prevails longest is used.

Traditional variation

This is the date given by the rule shown above for the selected place. It is not the only valid date: regional Panchangs, family customs and sampradayas may observe it on a different day.

Rule source: Masik Shivaratri: every Krishna Chaturdashi, by the rule of Maha Shivaratri. Shivaratri-nirnaya (Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu, Pariccheda 2, Shivaratri): Krishna Chaturdashi at Nishita (the 8th of the 15 night muhurtas). Two nights with unequal coverage → the night of greater (complete) coverage (Nirnaya Sindhu, Pariccheda 1, karmakala-vyapti). The whole Nishita of both nights (a Chaturdashi of over about 25 hours) → the second night: the Amavasya-joined Chaturdashi of the tithi-yugma rule (Chaturdashi–Amavasya pair), and the only one of the two nights with Chaturdashi at Pradosh.

Traditions may vary by region and Panchang convention. Times are shown for the selected place, time zone and calculation profile.

Calculated with engine 1.4.2 · rules rules-2026-09-29-a0a4505e · profile north-lahiri-calibrated v1 · ayanamsa lahiri_drik_compat · astronomy-engine@2.1.19 · America/Chicago

Dates in 2026

Masik Shivaratri — 2026
Date	Defining tithi / moment	Time windows	Decision notes
16/01/2026 (Fri) Pausha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Magha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 10:52 to 12:34 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 00:04 (next day) to 00:58 (next day) (0 h 54 min)	Standard rule applied
15/02/2026 (Sun) Magha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Phalguna Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 05:35 to 06:04 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 00:09 (next day) to 01:00 (next day) (0 h 51 min)	Standard rule applied
16/03/2026 (Mon) Phalguna Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Chaitra Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 22:53 to 21:55 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 01:05 (next day) to 01:53 (next day) (0 h 48 min)	Standard rule applied
15/04/2026 (Wed) Chaitra Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Vaishakha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 12:01 to 09:41 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 00:58 (next day) to 01:43 (next day) (0 h 44 min)	Standard rule applied
14/05/2026 (Thu) Vaishakha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Jyeshtha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 22:01 to 18:41 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 00:56 (next day) to 01:38 (next day) (0 h 41 min)	Standard rule applied
13/06/2026 (Sat) Adhik Jyeshtha Krishna Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 05:38 to 01:50 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 01:01 (next day) to 01:41 (next day) (0 h 40 min)	Standard rule applied
12/07/2026 (Sun) Jyeshtha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Ashadha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 12:00 to 08:19 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 01:07 (next day) to 01:47 (next day) (0 h 40 min)	Standard rule applied
10/08/2026 (Mon) Ashadha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Shravana Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 18:24 to 15:23 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 01:05 (next day) to 01:48 (next day) (0 h 43 min)	Standard rule applied
09/09/2026 (Wed) Shravana Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 02:01 to 00:03 (next day)	—	The tithi does not cover the required time (Nishita Kaal) on any day (a short, kshaya tithi), so the Hindu day on which it prevails longest is taken.
08/10/2026 (Thu) Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Ashwin Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 11:46 to 11:06 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 00:44 (next day) to 01:33 (next day) (0 h 49 min)	Standard rule applied
06/11/2026 (Fri) Next Ashwin Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Kartika Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 23:18 to 23:58 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 23:39 to 00:31 (next day) (0 h 53 min)	The tithi covers the required time (Nishita Kaal) on two consecutive days; the day with the greater coverage is taken.
06/12/2026 (Sun) Kartika Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Margashirsha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 14:52 to 16:42 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 23:45 to 00:40 (next day) (0 h 55 min)	Standard rule applied

Dates in 2027

Masik Shivaratri — 2027
Date	Defining tithi / moment	Time windows	Decision notes
05/01/2027 (Tue) Margashirsha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Pausha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 09:09 to 11:44 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 23:59 to 00:54 (next day) (0 h 55 min)	Standard rule applied
04/02/2027 (Thu) Pausha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Magha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 05:01 to 07:35 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 00:08 (next day) to 01:01 (next day) (0 h 52 min)	Standard rule applied
06/03/2027 (Sat) Magha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Phalguna Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 00:33 to 02:16 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 00:07 (next day) to 00:56 (next day) (0 h 49 min)	The tithi covers the required time (Nishita Kaal) on two consecutive days; the day with the greater coverage is taken.
04/04/2027 (Sun) Phalguna Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Chaitra Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 18:53 to 19:10 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 01:01 (next day) to 01:46 (next day) (0 h 46 min)	Standard rule applied
04/05/2027 (Tue) Chaitra Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Vaishakha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 09:01 to 07:47 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 00:56 (next day) to 01:39 (next day) (0 h 42 min)	Standard rule applied
02/06/2027 (Wed) Vaishakha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Jyeshtha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 20:04 to 17:35 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 00:59 (next day) to 01:39 (next day) (0 h 40 min)	Standard rule applied
02/07/2027 (Fri) Jyeshtha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Ashadha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 04:53 to 01:36 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 01:05 (next day) to 01:36 (next day) (0 h 30 min)	Standard rule applied
31/07/2027 (Sat) Ashadha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Shravana Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 12:28 to 08:50 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 01:07 (next day) to 01:48 (next day) (0 h 42 min)	Standard rule applied
29/08/2027 (Sun) Shravana Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 19:42 to 16:11 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 01:00 (next day) to 01:44 (next day) (0 h 45 min)	Standard rule applied
28/09/2027 (Tue) Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Ashwin Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 03:24 to 00:25 (next day)	—	The tithi does not cover the required time (Nishita Kaal) on any day (a short, kshaya tithi), so the Hindu day on which it prevails longest is taken.
27/10/2027 (Wed) Ashwin Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Kartika Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 12:20 to 10:18 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 00:39 (next day) to 01:31 (next day) (0 h 52 min)	Standard rule applied
25/11/2027 (Thu) Kartika Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Margashirsha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 22:18 to 21:37 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 23:41 to 00:35 (next day) (0 h 54 min)	Standard rule applied
25/12/2027 (Sat) Margashirsha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Pausha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)	Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi: 12:02 to 12:53 (next day)	Nishita Kaal 23:54 to 00:49 (next day) (0 h 55 min)	Standard rule applied