Maha Shivaratri
महाशिवरात्रि
The great night of Lord Shiva, on the fourteenth night of the dark half of Falgun.
Also called: Shivaratri, Mahashivaratri
When is Maha Shivaratri?
Saturday, March 6, 2027In 123 days
Falgun 22, 2083
Tithi: Falgun Krishna Chaturdashi. Kept on the day this tithi holds midnight in Nepal.
See this day on the patroWhat Maha Shivaratri is
Maha Shivaratri is the night Falgun Krishna Chaturdashi holds, counted by the tithi at midnight. It is the night of Shiva: devotees fast through the day and keep awake in worship. Pashupatinath in Kathmandu draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and sadhus from Nepal and India.
How families keep it
Families visit a Shiva temple, offer water, milk and bel leaves on the Shiva linga and chant "Om Namah Shivaya". Many hold a Rudrabhishek at home or at the temple.
Maha Shivaratri in the coming years
- 2026Sunday, February 15, 2026Falgun 3, 2082
- 2027Saturday, March 6, 2027Falgun 22, 2083
- 2028Wednesday, February 23, 2028Falgun 11, 2084
- 2029Sunday, February 11, 2029Magh 29, 2085
- 2030Saturday, March 2, 2030Falgun 18, 2086
- 2031Wednesday, February 19, 2031Falgun 7, 2087
Each date is the day Nepal keeps the festival. Nepal publishes its patro one year at a time, so a date further ahead can move by a day when that year's patro comes out. For a ceremony, Pandit Ji confirms the day and the muhurta.
Planning a puja for Maha Shivaratri?
See what Pandit Ji offers and the days he has open. He confirms the day and the muhurta with you.
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