Maha Shivaratri in 2027
Maha Shivaratri falls on 6 March 2027, a Saturday in 2027.
Puja muhurat (nishita (midnight))
On the night of 6 March 2027, the nishita (midnight) puja window runs 12:08 AM to 12:56 AM (New Delhi). The window is cut from your city's own sunrise, so it shifts by some minutes elsewhere.
Muhurat in your city
The nishita (midnight) window is cut from the local sunrise, so it shifts by over an hour across India. Your city's time is below.
| City | Puja muhurat |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 12:08 AM - 12:56 AM |
| Mumbai | 12:26 AM - 1:14 AM |
| Bengaluru | 12:07 AM - 12:55 AM |
| Hyderabad | 12:03 AM - 12:51 AM |
| Chennai | 11:56 PM - 12:44 AM |
| Kolkata | 11:24 PM - 12:12 AM |
| Pune | 12:22 AM - 1:10 AM |
| Ahmedabad | 12:27 AM - 1:15 AM |
| Jaipur | 12:14 AM - 1:02 AM |
| Surat | 12:26 AM - 1:14 AM |
| Lucknow | 11:53 PM - 12:41 AM |
| Kanpur | 11:56 PM - 12:44 AM |
| Nagpur | 12:01 AM - 12:49 AM |
| Indore | 12:14 AM - 1:02 AM |
| Bhopal | 12:08 AM - 12:56 AM |
| Visakhapatnam | 11:44 PM - 12:32 AM |
| Patna | 11:37 PM - 12:25 AM |
| Vadodara | 12:24 AM - 1:12 AM |
| Ghaziabad | 12:07 AM - 12:55 AM |
| Ludhiana | 12:14 AM - 1:02 AM |
What Maha Shivaratri is
The great night of Shiva, kept with fasting and a night-long vigil. The observance is anchored at nishita - the middle of the night - which is why it is the night rather than the day that names it.
How this date was worked out
The rule: Chaturdashi tithi of the Krishna paksha in purnimanta Phalguna, prevailing at nishita (midnight). The date is derived from the panchang - the same computation that drives this site's daily pages. Note that the day is fixed by the tithi running during the observance window, not the one at sunrise; that is why several festivals land on a day whose sunrise tithi is something else entirely.
Regional variation
These dates are computed for New Delhi and follow the north-Indian (purnimanta) convention. Tamil, Bengali and Kerala traditions differ on several festivals, and a tithi boundary falling near a window edge can shift the day for a distant city. Check a local panchang before committing to a fast or an event.
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Frequently asked
- What date is Maha Shivaratri in 2027?
- 6 March 2027, a Saturday.
- Why does the date change every year?
- Hindu festivals are fixed by the lunar month and tithi, which don't line up with the Gregorian calendar. The date therefore drifts each year, and shifts further in a year carrying an intercalary (adhika) month.
- How was this date computed?
- Chaturdashi tithi of the Krishna paksha in purnimanta Phalguna, prevailing at nishita (midnight). Computed from the sidereal (Lahiri) panchang for New Delhi.
- What time is the Maha Shivaratri puja in 2027?
- In the nishita (midnight) window - 12:08 AM to 12:56 AM on the night of 6 March 2027, for New Delhi. It shifts a few minutes with your city's sunrise.
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