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Masik Shivaratri dates in Anchorage, 2026

Alaska, United States · 61.22°, -149.90° · America/Anchorage

Written and reviewed by The Kriya Yogi · Updated 5 October 2026

In 2026, Anchorage has 12 Masik Shivaratri dates, from Fri, Jan 16 to Sun, Dec 6. 6 match the Indian date, 6 fall a day earlier. The monthly night of Shiva on the fourteenth lunar day of the waning fortnight, kept at midnight.
DateFortnightTithi window (local)Local midnightDetailsvs India
Fri, Jan 16Krishna (waning)Fri, Jan 16, 7:54 AM – Sat, Jan 17, 9:37 AM1:09 AMSunset 4:24 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Jan 17, 9:37 AMSame
Sun, Feb 15Krishna (waning)Sun, Feb 15, 2:38 AM – Mon, Feb 16, 3:07 AM1:13 AMSunset 5:46 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Feb 16, 3:07 AMSame
Mon, Mar 16Krishna (waning)Mon, Mar 16, 7:56 PM – Tue, Mar 17, 6:59 PM2:07 AMSunset 8:04 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, Mar 17, 6:59 PM1 day earlier
Wed, Apr 15Krishna (waning)Wed, Apr 15, 9:05 AM – Thu, Apr 16, 6:44 AM1:59 AMSunset 9:21 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Apr 16, 6:44 AMSame
Thu, May 14Krishna (waning)Thu, May 14, 7:04 PM – Fri, May 15, 3:44 PM1:56 AMSunset 10:38 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, May 15, 3:44 PM1 day earlier
Sat, Jun 13Krishna (waning)Sat, Jun 13, 2:40 AM – Sat, Jun 13, 10:52 PM2:00 AMSunset 11:39 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Jun 13, 10:52 PMTithi begins and ends between two midnightsSame
Sun, Jul 12Krishna (waning)Sun, Jul 12, 9:03 AM – Mon, Jul 13, 5:22 AM2:07 AMSunset 11:26 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Jul 13, 5:22 AMSame
Mon, Aug 10Krishna (waning)Mon, Aug 10, 3:26 PM – Tue, Aug 11, 12:25 PM2:07 AMSunset 10:15 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, Aug 11, 12:25 PM1 day earlier
Tue, Sep 8Krishna (waning)Tue, Sep 8, 11:02 PM – Wed, Sep 9, 9:05 PM1:59 AMSunset 8:46 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Sep 9, 9:05 PM1 day earlier
Thu, Oct 8Krishna (waning)Thu, Oct 8, 8:48 AM – Fri, Oct 9, 8:07 AM1:49 AMSunset 7:11 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Oct 9, 8:07 AMSame
Fri, Nov 6Krishna (waning)Fri, Nov 6, 8:19 PM – Sat, Nov 7, 9:00 PM12:45 AMSunset 4:46 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Nov 7, 9:00 PM1 day earlier
Sun, Dec 6Krishna (waning)Sun, Dec 6, 11:54 AM – Mon, Dec 7, 1:44 PM12:53 AMSunset 3:47 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Dec 7, 1:44 PM1 day earlier

What Masik Shivaratri is and how it is kept: the Masik Shivaratri 2026 guide.

Masik Shivaratri in Anchorage: questions

+ How many Masik Shivaratri days are there in 2026 in Anchorage?
12, computed for Anchorage's coordinates and the America/Anchorage time zone. The first falls on Fri, Jan 16 and the last on Sun, Dec 6.
+ Are Anchorage Masik Shivaratri dates the same as in India?
Not always. A tithi starts at the same instant everywhere, but the local midnight that decides the day happens at a different moment in Anchorage. In 2026, 6 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 6 fall a day earlier and 0 a day later.
+ How is the date decided?
This calendar uses the local day whose following midnight (computed as the midpoint between sunset and the next sunrise) falls inside the Krishna Chaturdashi tithi. 1 of this year's 12 entries for Anchorage are flagged because of that. Local temples may follow a particular sampradaya's rule, so check with them for ritual purposes.
+ How accurate are these times?
Times come from truncated astronomical series and should fall within a few minutes of a full ephemeris. Near a boundary a published panchanga may assign a different day. They are for planning practice, not for precise ritual muhurta.

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