Modern Panditji

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Maha Shivaratri dates

Computed year by year from the Moon and the Sun. Each row shows the tithi the festival sits on and the lunar month in both the amanta and purnimanta reckonings, because the two name the same month differently during krishna paksha.

Also called: Mahashivratri

The next one

Saturday, 6 March 2027

Krishna Chaturdashi, Magha

Bhadra until 12:59 am

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The rule

What the date is derived from, stated so you can check it.

Krishna Chaturdashi of amanta Magha, which north Indian almanacs call Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi. Same night, two month names. The worship is at nishita, solar midnight, so the night rather than the sunrise decides the date.

The day is settled by the tithi at nishita, solar midnight.

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Maha Shivaratri dates

YearDateTithiLunar month
2025WednesdayWednesday, 26 February 2025Krishna ChaturdashiMaghaBhadra until 10:05 pm
2026SundaySunday, 15 February 2026Krishna ChaturdashiMaghaBhadra until 05:24 am
2027SaturdaySaturday, 6 March 2027Krishna ChaturdashiMaghaBhadra until 12:59 am
2028WednesdayWednesday, 23 February 2028Krishna ChaturdashiMaghaBhadra until 12:05 am
2029SundaySunday, 11 February 2029Krishna ChaturdashiMaghaBhadra until 01:59 am
2030SaturdaySaturday, 2 March 2030Krishna ChaturdashiMaghaBhadra until 12:09 am

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Other festivals

Each one with its own rule and its own dates.

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The whole calendar

Every festival and observance of the year, in one table.

Hindu calendar