Masik Shivaratri falls on the Chaturdashi of the dark fortnight every month, when Shiva is worshipped through the night. Maha Shivaratri, the greatest of the twelve, falls in the month of Magha in the Amanta calendar (Phalguna in Purnimanta) and is listed here as well.
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Masik Shivaratri dates from 4 Oct 2026 to 2027
| Date | Name | Month (Purnimanta) | Tithi begins → ends (New Delhi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2026 Thursday | Masik Shivaratri (Ashwin) | Ashwin | 10:16 PM → 9:36 PM, 9 Oct |
| 7 Nov 2026 Saturday | Masik Shivaratri (Kartik) | Kartik | 10:48 AM → 11:28 AM, 8 Nov |
| 7 Dec 2026 Monday | Masik Shivaratri (Margashirsha) | Margashirsha | 2:23 AM → 4:13 AM, 8 Dec |
| 5 Jan 2027 Tuesday | Masik Shivaratri (Pausha) | Pausha | 8:40 PM → 11:15 PM, 6 Jan |
| 4 Feb 2027 Thursday | Masik Shivaratri (Magha) | Magha | 4:32 PM → 7:06 PM, 5 Feb |
| 6 Mar 2027 Saturday | Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna | 12:04 PM → 1:47 PM, 7 Mar |
| 5 Apr 2027 Monday | Masik Shivaratri (Chaitra) | Chaitra | 5:24 AM → 5:41 AM, 6 Apr |
| 4 May 2027 Tuesday | Masik Shivaratri (Vaishakha) | Vaishakha | 7:31 PM → 6:17 PM, 5 May |
| 3 Jun 2027 Thursday | Masik Shivaratri (Jyeshtha) | Jyeshtha | 6:35 AM → 4:06 AM, 4 Jun |
| 2 Jul 2027 Friday | Masik Shivaratri (Ashadha) | Ashadha | 3:24 PM → 12:06 PM, 3 Jul |
| 31 Jul 2027 Saturday | Masik Shivaratri (Shravana) | Shravana | 10:58 PM → 7:21 PM, 1 Aug |
| 30 Aug 2027 Monday | Masik Shivaratri (Bhadrapada) | Bhadrapada | 6:13 AM → 2:42 AM, 31 Aug |
| 28 Sep 2027 Tuesday | Masik Shivaratri (Ashwin) | Ashwin | 1:55 PM → 10:56 AM, 29 Sep |
| 27 Oct 2027 Wednesday | Masik Shivaratri (Kartik) | Kartik | 10:50 PM → 8:49 PM, 28 Oct |
| 26 Nov 2027 Friday | Masik Shivaratri (Margashirsha) | Margashirsha | 9:48 AM → 9:08 AM, 27 Nov |
| 25 Dec 2027 Saturday | Masik Shivaratri (Pausha) | Pausha | 11:32 PM → 12:23 AM, 27 Dec |
| 26 Dec 2027 Sunday | Masik Shivaratri (Pausha) | Pausha | 11:32 PM, 25 Dec → 12:23 AM, 27 Dec |
Dates are for New Delhi. Masik Shivaratri is kept on the night when Chaturdashi is running at midnight (Nishita Kaal), so the tithi window shown is the Chaturdashi that covers that midnight. The date is the date on which that night begins.
Puja vidhi: how to do the puja
- Keep a fast through the day, with fruit or as you are able.
- At night, ideally in nishita kaal (around midnight), bathe the Shivling with water, milk and panchamrit.
- Offer bilva leaves, dhatura, white flowers, bhasma and chandan.
- Chant "Om Namah Shivaya" and sing the aarti.
- Many begin the monthly vrat on Maha Shivratri and keep it for a year. Break the fast the next morning.
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Aarti: Om Jai Shiv Omkara
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा, स्वामी जय शिव ओंकारा।
ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, सदाशिव, अर्द्धांगी धारा॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
एकानन चतुरानन पंचानन राजे।
हंसासन गरूड़ासन वृषवाहन साजे॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
दो भुज चार चतुर्भुज दसभुज अति सोहे।
त्रिगुण रूप निरखते त्रिभुवन जन मोहे॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
अक्षमाला वनमाला मुण्डमाला धारी।
चन्दन मृगमद सोहै भाले शशिधारी॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
श्वेताम्बर पीताम्बर बाघम्बर अंगे।
सनकादिक गरुणादिक भूतादिक संगे॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
कर के मध्य कमण्डलु चक्र त्रिशूलधारी।
सुखकारी दुखहारी जगपालन कारी॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव जानत अविवेका।
प्रणवाक्षर में शोभित ये तीनों एका॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
त्रिगुणस्वामी जी की आरती जो कोइ नर गावे।
कहत शिवानन्द स्वामी सुख संपति पावे॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
Read it in Roman letters
Om jay shiv onkara, swami jay shiv onkara
Brahma, vishnu, sadashiv, arddhangi dhara om jay shiv onkara
Ekanan chaturanan panchanan raje
Hansasan garurasan vrishvahan saje om jay shiv onkara
Do bhuj char chaturbhuj dasbhuj ati sohe
Trigun rup nirakhte tribhuvan jan mohe om jay shiv onkara
Akshamala vanmala mundamala dhari
Chandan mrigmad sohai bhale shashidhari om jay shiv onkara
Shvetambar pitambar baghambar ange
Sankadik garunadik bhutadik sange om jay shiv onkara
Kar ke madhya kamandalu chakra trishuldhari
Sukhkari dukhhari jagpalan kari om jay shiv onkara
Brahma vishnu sadashiv janat aviveka
Pranvakshar men shobhit ye tinon eka om jay shiv onkara
Trigunaswami ji ki arti jo koi nar gave
Kahat shivananda swami sukh sampti pave om jay shiv onkara
The most widely sung Shiva aarti, attributed to Swami Shivanand. Words vary slightly between families.
Frequently asked questions
When is the next Masik Shivaratri?
The next Masik Shivaratri is on Thursday, 8 October 2026 (Masik Shivaratri (Ashwin), New Delhi).
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