Masik Shivratri
Masik Shivratri 2026: every date and its nishita time
There are 12 Masik Shivratris in 2026 — the night of Krishna Chaturdashi in every lunar month. The one in Magha is Maha Shivratri, on 15 February 2026, Sunday. The next Masik Shivratri after today is on 8 October 2026, Thursday.
The list
Masik Shivratri 2026 dates
Times are for New Delhi. The nishita window is the eighth of the night's fifteen muhurtas, the moment the day is decided at, clipped to the Chaturdashi; after midnight on the clock, it still belongs to the date shown.
| Date | Observance | Hindu month (purnimanta) | Nishita puja |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January 2026, Friday | Masik Shivratri | Magha · amanta Pausha | 00:03 – 00:57 (after midnight) |
| 15 February 2026, Sunday | Maha Shivratri | Phalguna · amanta Magha | 00:09 – 01:00 (after midnight) |
| 17 March 2026, Tuesday | Masik Shivratri | Chaitra · amanta Phalguna | 00:05 – 00:53 (after midnight) |
| 15 April 2026, Wednesday | Masik Shivratri | Vaishakha · amanta Chaitra | 23:58 – 00:43 |
| 15 May 2026, Friday | Masik Shivratri | Jyeshtha · amanta Vaishakha | 23:56 – 00:38 |
| 13 June 2026, Saturday | Masik Shivratri | Adhika Jyeshtha | 00:01 – 00:41 (after midnight) |
| 12 July 2026, Sunday | Masik Shivratri | Ashadha · amanta Jyeshtha | 00:06 – 00:47 (after midnight) |
| 11 August 2026, Tuesday | Masik Shivratri | Shravana · amanta Ashadha | 00:05 – 00:47 (after midnight) |
| 9 September 2026, Wednesday | Masik Shivratri | Bhadrapada · amanta Shravana | 23:55 – 00:41 |
| 8 October 2026, Thursday | Masik Shivratri | Ashwin · amanta Bhadrapada | 23:44 – 00:33 |
| 7 November 2026, Saturday | Masik Shivratri | Kartika · amanta Ashwin | 23:38 – 00:31 |
| 7 December 2026, Monday | Masik Shivratri | Margashirsha · amanta Kartika | 23:45 – 00:40 |
The rule
How the Masik Shivratri night is decided
Shivratri is a night observance, kept on the night Krishna Chaturdashi holds nishita, the middle of the night. When Chaturdashi still runs at the end of nishita on two nights, the second is taken; when it reaches no nishita at all, the day whose sunrise carries it. That rule reproduces AstroSage's list, and the same rule dates Maha Shivratri on its own page.
Common questions
Masik Shivratri 2026 — common questions
When is Masik Shivratri in 2026?
On 12 nights: 16 January 2026, Friday, 15 February 2026, Sunday, 17 March 2026, Tuesday, 15 April 2026, Wednesday, 15 May 2026, Friday, 13 June 2026, Saturday, 12 July 2026, Sunday, 11 August 2026, Tuesday, 9 September 2026, Wednesday, 8 October 2026, Thursday, 7 November 2026, Saturday, 7 December 2026, Monday.
When is Maha Shivratri 2026?
On 15 February 2026, Sunday — the Masik Shivratri of Magha.
What is the difference between Masik Shivratri and Maha Shivratri?
Masik Shivratri is every month's Krishna Chaturdashi night; Maha Shivratri is the one in Magha, kept as the year's great Shivratri.
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Related pages
Shivratri, the other monthly vrats and today's panchang.