Next Masik Shivratri: Saturday, 7 November 2026

The next Masik Shivratri is Saturday, 7 November 2026 (Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi). Nishita kaal puja time in New Delhi is 23:39 to 00:31 IST, the night of 7 Nov 2026. Chaturdashi tithi runs from 10:48, 7 Nov to 11:28, 8 Nov IST. After that: Masik Shivratri on Monday, 7 December 2026. Maha Shivratri is on Saturday, 6 March 2027.

Dates and Nishita time for New Delhi, times in IST. masik shivratri kab hai = when is Masik Shivratri; also written Shivaratri.

Shivratri Nishita puja time on 7 Nov 2026 by city

CityNishita kaal (local)
Delhi23:39 to 00:31
Mumbai23:57 to 00:48
Bengaluru23:39 to 00:28
Kolkata22:55 to 23:46
Chennai23:28 to 00:17
Hyderabad23:35 to 00:25
Pune23:53 to 00:44
Ahmedabad23:58 to 00:49
Jaipur23:45 to 00:37
Lucknow23:24 to 00:16
Surat23:57 to 00:48
Indore23:45 to 00:36
Bhopal23:39 to 00:30
Patna23:07 to 23:59
Chandigarh23:40 to 00:33
Nagpur23:32 to 00:23
Vadodara23:55 to 00:47
Varanasi23:16 to 00:08
Kanpur23:26 to 00:18
Bhubaneswar23:05 to 23:56
Guwahati22:41 to 23:33
Kochi23:44 to 00:33
Coimbatore23:41 to 00:31
Rajkot00:05 to 00:56
Udaipur23:53 to 00:45
Noida23:38 to 00:31
Gurugram23:40 to 00:32
Dehradun23:35 to 00:28
Raipur23:22 to 00:13
Ranchi23:07 to 23:58

Masik Shivratri 2026: all 12 dates

DateShivratriNishita puja, New DelhiChaturdashi tithi (IST)
Friday, 16 January 2026Masik Shivratri
Magha Krishna Chaturdashi
00:04 to 00:5822:22, 16 Jan to 00:04, 18 Jan
Sunday, 15 February 2026Maha Shivratri
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
00:09 to 01:0117:05, 15 Feb to 17:34, 16 Feb
Tuesday, 17 March 2026Masik Shivratri
Chaitra Krishna Chaturdashi
00:05 to 00:5309:23, 17 Mar to 08:25, 18 Mar
Wednesday, 15 April 2026Masik Shivratri
Vaishakha Krishna Chaturdashi
23:59 to 00:4322:31, 15 Apr to 20:11, 16 Apr
Friday, 15 May 2026Masik Shivratri
Jyeshtha Krishna Chaturdashi
23:57 to 00:3808:31, 15 May to 05:11, 16 May
Saturday, 13 June 2026Masik Shivratri
Adhik Jyeshtha Krishna Chaturdashi
00:01 to 00:4116:08, 13 Jun to 12:20, 14 Jun
Sunday, 12 July 2026Masik Shivratri
Ashadha Krishna Chaturdashi
00:07 to 00:4722:30, 12 Jul to 18:49, 13 Jul
Tuesday, 11 August 2026Sawan Shivratri
Shravana Krishna Chaturdashi
00:05 to 00:4804:54, 11 Aug to 01:53, 12 Aug
Wednesday, 9 September 2026Masik Shivratri
Bhadrapada Krishna Chaturdashi
23:56 to 00:4212:31, 9 Sep to 10:33, 10 Sep
Thursday, 8 October 2026Masik Shivratri
Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi
23:44 to 00:3322:16, 8 Oct to 21:36, 9 Oct
Saturday, 7 November 2026Masik Shivratri
Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
23:39 to 00:3110:48, 7 Nov to 11:28, 8 Nov
Monday, 7 December 2026Masik Shivratri
Margashirsha Krishna Chaturdashi
23:46 to 00:4002:22, 7 Dec to 04:12, 8 Dec

Masik Shivratri 2027: all 13 dates

DateShivratriNishita puja, New DelhiChaturdashi tithi (IST)
Tuesday, 5 January 2027Masik Shivratri
Pausha Krishna Chaturdashi
23:59 to 00:5420:39, 5 Jan to 23:14, 6 Jan
Thursday, 4 February 2027Masik Shivratri
Magha Krishna Chaturdashi
00:09 to 01:0116:31, 4 Feb to 19:05, 5 Feb
Saturday, 6 March 2027Maha Shivratri
Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
00:08 to 00:5712:03, 6 Mar to 13:46, 7 Mar
Monday, 5 April 2027Masik Shivratri
Chaitra Krishna Chaturdashi
00:01 to 00:4605:23, 5 Apr to 05:40, 6 Apr
Tuesday, 4 May 2027Masik Shivratri
Vaishakha Krishna Chaturdashi
23:56 to 00:3919:31, 4 May to 18:16, 5 May
Thursday, 3 June 2027Masik Shivratri
Jyeshtha Krishna Chaturdashi
23:59 to 00:4006:34, 3 Jun to 04:05, 4 Jun
Friday, 2 July 2027Masik Shivratri
Ashadha Krishna Chaturdashi
00:05 to 00:4515:23, 2 Jul to 12:06, 3 Jul
Saturday, 31 July 2027Sawan Shivratri
Shravana Krishna Chaturdashi
00:07 to 00:4922:58, 31 Jul to 19:20, 1 Aug
Monday, 30 August 2027Masik Shivratri
Bhadrapada Krishna Chaturdashi
00:00 to 00:4406:12, 30 Aug to 02:41, 31 Aug
Tuesday, 28 September 2027Masik Shivratri
Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi
23:48 to 00:3613:54, 28 Sep to 10:55, 29 Sep
Wednesday, 27 October 2027Masik Shivratri
Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi
23:40 to 00:3122:50, 27 Oct to 20:48, 28 Oct
Friday, 26 November 2027Masik Shivratri
Margashirsha Krishna Chaturdashi
23:42 to 00:3609:48, 26 Nov to 09:07, 27 Nov
Saturday, 25 December 2027Masik Shivratri
Pausha Krishna Chaturdashi
23:54 to 00:4923:32, 25 Dec to 00:23, 27 Dec

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Frequently asked questions

When is the next Masik Shivratri?

Masik Shivratri on Saturday, 7 November 2026, Nishita puja 23:39 to 00:31 in New Delhi. Chaturdashi 10:48, 7 Nov to 11:28, 8 Nov IST. The one after is Masik Shivratri on Monday, 7 December 2026.

What is the Shivratri puja time?

The main puja is in Nishita kaal, around midnight. On the night of Saturday, 7 November 2026 it is 23:39 to 00:31 in New Delhi; Mumbai 23:57 to 00:48, Bengaluru 23:39 to 00:28. Times for 30 cities are in the table on this page.

When is Maha Shivratri 2027?

Maha Shivratri 2027 is on Saturday, 6 March 2027, the Krishna Chaturdashi of Phalguna (Magha in the amanta calendar). Nishita puja in New Delhi is 00:08 to 00:57 IST; Chaturdashi runs 12:03, 6 Mar to 13:46, 7 Mar IST.

How many Masik Shivratris are there in 2026?

12 in 2026 and 13 in 2027: one on every Krishna Chaturdashi, the night before Amavasya. One of them each year is Maha Shivratri and the Shravana one is Sawan Shivratri.

How is the Shivratri date decided?

Shivratri is kept on the night Krishna Chaturdashi tithi prevails during Nishita kaal, the 8th of the 15 muhurtas of the night (about midnight). If Chaturdashi touches Nishita on two nights, the night with the longer overlap is taken, the first one if both are full. The vrat is kept that day and the puja done in Nishita.

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