2027 at a glance
- •13 Shivratris in 2027, one for each Krishna Chaturdashi.
- •Maha Shivratri: Saturday, 6 March.
- •Sawan Shivratri: Saturday, 31 July.
- •On a Monday, Shiva's own day: 5 April and 30 August.
- •In 5 of them the Chaturdashi begins only after sunset: 5 January (8:41 PM), 4 May (7:32 PM), 31 July (10:59 PM), 27 October (10:51 PM) and 25 December (11:33 PM). Each is still kept that night, because the tithi holds at midnight and midnight decides the day.
Shivratri comes every month on Krishna Chaturdashi, the night before the new moon, and its worship belongs to Nishita kaal, the eighth of the night's fifteen muhurtas, close to midnight. That is why the day is fixed by the tithi at midnight, not at sunrise. Here is every Shivratri of the year for New Delhi, with the Chaturdashi window and the Nishita puja time for each.
| Date | Chaturdashi (start – end) | Nishita puja |
|---|---|---|
5 January Tuesday Masik Shivratri · Pausha | 8:41 PM – 11:15 PM, 6 Jan | 11:59 PM – 12:53 AM, 6 Jan |
4 February Thursday Masik Shivratri · Magha | 4:32 PM – 7:06 PM, 5 Feb | 12:08 AM – 1:01 AM, 5 Feb |
6 March Saturday Maha Shivratri · Phalguna | 12:05 PM – 1:47 PM, 7 Mar | 12:07 AM – 12:56 AM, 7 Mar |
5 April Monday Masik Shivratri · Chaitra | 5:24 AM – 5:42 AM, 6 Apr | 12:01 AM – 12:46 AM, 6 Apr |
4 May Tuesday Masik Shivratri · Vaishakha | 7:32 PM – 6:17 PM, 5 May | 11:56 PM – 12:38 AM, 5 May |
3 June Thursday Masik Shivratri · Jyeshtha | 6:35 AM – 4:06 AM, 4 Jun | 11:59 PM – 12:39 AM, 4 Jun |
2 July Friday Masik Shivratri · Ashadha | 3:24 PM – 12:07 PM, 3 Jul | 12:05 AM – 12:45 AM, 3 Jul |
31 July Saturday Sawan Shivratri · Shravana | 10:59 PM – 7:21 PM, 1 Aug | 12:06 AM – 12:48 AM, 1 Aug |
30 August Monday Masik Shivratri · Bhadrapada | 6:14 AM – 2:43 AM, 31 Aug | 11:59 PM – 12:44 AM, 31 Aug |
28 September Tuesday Masik Shivratri · Ashwina | 1:56 PM – 10:56 AM, 29 Sep | 11:47 PM – 12:36 AM, 29 Sep |
27 October Wednesday Masik Shivratri · Kartika | 10:51 PM – 8:49 PM, 28 Oct | 11:39 PM – 12:31 AM, 28 Oct |
26 November Friday Masik Shivratri · Margashirsha | 9:49 AM – 9:08 AM, 27 Nov | 11:41 PM – 12:35 AM, 27 Nov |
25 December Saturday Masik Shivratri · Pausha | 11:33 PM – 12:24 AM, 27 Dec | 11:53 PM – 12:48 AM, 26 Dec |
Times are in IST. The Chaturdashi begins and ends at the same instant everywhere, but the Nishita window follows local sunset and sunrise, so it shifts by a few minutes from New Delhi in other cities.
Shared for educational purposes only, not as professional advice. Keep the fast according to your own judgement and your family tradition.