Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Maha Shivaratri 2025 falls on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. It is Phalguna Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi in the Hindu lunar calendar. Nishita Kaal is 12:08 AM – 12:58 AM. Sunrise is 6:50 AM and sunset 6:18 PM.
Also known as: Shivratri · Mahashivratri · Shivaratri
| City | Date |
|---|---|
| New Delhi | Feb 26, 2025 |
| London | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Toronto | Feb 25, 2025 |
| New York | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Houston | Feb 25, 2025 |
| San Jose | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Sydney | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Singapore | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Dubai | Feb 26, 2025 |
Maha Shivaratri, the "great night of Shiva", falls on the fourteenth night of the waning moon in Magha. Unlike most festivals it is dated by what is happening at *midnight* rather than at sunrise, because the vigil, not the daylight, is the observance.
Devotees fast through the day and keep watch through the night, offering water, milk and bilva leaves to the Shiva linga in four watches. The Nishita Kaal window below is the most auspicious of them.
Maha Shivaratri 2025 is on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. It falls on Phalguna Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi.
Nishita Kaal on Feb 26, 2025 is 12:08 AM – 12:58 AM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
Maha Shivaratri is also known as Shivratri, Mahashivratri, Shivaratri. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.