Masik Shivratri 2026
next: Masik Shivratri, Saturday, 7 November
Masik Shivratri is the night of Krishna Chaturdashi, the night before Amavasya, kept for Shiva each month.
- Chaturdashi begins
- 7 Nov, 10:48 AM
- Chaturdashi ends
- 8 Nov, 11:28 AM
- Nishita kaal
- 7 Nov, 11:38 PM to 12:31 AM
- Chaturdashi begins
- 7 Dec, 2:22 AM
- Chaturdashi ends
- 8 Dec, 4:13 AM
- Nishita kaal
- 7 Dec, 11:45 PM to 12:40 AM
For New Delhi, in IST. A tithi begins and ends at the same moment everywhere; the day a vrat falls on, and its hours, are New Delhi’s and can differ by a day abroad.
Masik Shivratri dates
to January 2028, with the tithi’s times
What Masik Shivratri is
The Shivratri of Phalguna is Maha Shivaratri, and the one in Sawan is Sawan Shivratri. Those who wish to keep the Maha Shivaratri vrat often begin with the monthly one.
How the date is decided
Masik Shivratri is the night Krishna Chaturdashi holds at nishita kaal, the eighth of the night’s fifteen muhurtas, around midnight: the hour of Shiva’s worship. The nishita time with each date is New Delhi’s.
Vrat vidhi
- Keep the fast through the day on fruit and milk, and bathe in the evening.
- Worship Shiva in the night: abhishek with water, milk, curd, honey and ghee, with bel patra, dhatura and bhasm.
- The main puja is in nishita kaal; many do a puja in each of the four prahars (the night’s four quarters, about three hours each) and stay awake.
- Chant “Om Namah Shivaya”, and break the fast the next morning after a bath and puja.
What to eat
- Fruit, milk, curd and makhana
- Sabudana, kuttu and singhara, with sendha namak
What to avoid
- Grains, for those keeping the full fast
- Meat, eggs, alcohol and tobacco
Common questions
4 questionsWhen is the next Masik Shivratri?
Masik Shivratri, on Saturday, 7 November 2026, in New Delhi. The Chaturdashi runs from 7 Nov, 10:48 AM to 8 Nov, 11:28 AM. Nishita kaal: 7 Nov, 11:38 PM to 12:31 AM.
When is Masik Shivratri in November 2026?
In New Delhi, Masik Shivratri on Saturday, 7 November.
When is Masik Shivratri in December 2026?
In New Delhi, Masik Shivratri on Monday, 7 December.
What is the difference between Masik Shivratri and Maha Shivaratri?
Every Krishna Chaturdashi is a Masik Shivratri. Maha Shivaratri is the one of Phalguna, the great night of Shiva, kept once a year.
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