Pan-India · 2026
The panchang rule
Chaturdashi (the fourteenth tithi) of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) of Phalguna — the moonless 'great night of Shiva', observed with night-long vigil. Reckoned from the panchang each year.
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Maha Shivratri falls on Sunday, 15 February 2026.
Maha Shivratri is set by the panchang — Chaturdashi (the fourteenth tithi) of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) of Phalguna — the moonless 'great night of Shiva', observed with night-long vigil. Reckoned from the panchang each year.
Explore the significance, legends, rituals and deities; find the muhurat or read the day’s panchang, and bring the festival or vrat into your own practice. Arrange any pooja through the temple or provider.
