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Masik Shivaratri dates in Houston, 2026

Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.37° · America/Chicago

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

In 2026, Houston has 12 Masik Shivaratri dates, from Fri, Jan 16 to Sun, Dec 6. 7 match the Indian date, 5 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, 10:54 AM – Sat, Jan 17, 12:37 PM12:32 AMSunset 5:46 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Jan 17, 12:37 PMSame
Sun, Feb 15Krishna (waning)Sun, Feb 15, 5:38 AM – Mon, Feb 16, 6:07 AM12:36 AMSunset 6:11 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Feb 16, 6:07 AMSame
Mon, Mar 16Krishna (waning)Mon, Mar 16, 10:56 PM – Tue, Mar 17, 9:59 PM1:30 AMSunset 7:31 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, Mar 17, 9:59 PM1 day earlier
Wed, Apr 15Krishna (waning)Wed, Apr 15, 12:05 PM – Thu, Apr 16, 9:44 AM1:22 AMSunset 7:49 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Apr 16, 9:44 AMSame
Thu, May 14Krishna (waning)Thu, May 14, 10:04 PM – Fri, May 15, 6:44 PM1:18 AMSunset 8:07 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, May 15, 6:44 PM1 day earlier
Sat, Jun 13Krishna (waning)Sat, Jun 13, 5:40 AM – Sun, Jun 14, 1:52 AM1:22 AMSunset 8:24 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Jun 14, 1:52 AMSame
Sun, Jul 12Krishna (waning)Sun, Jul 12, 12:03 PM – Mon, Jul 13, 8:22 AM1:28 AMSunset 8:25 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Jul 13, 8:22 AMSame
Mon, Aug 10Krishna (waning)Mon, Aug 10, 6:26 PM – Tue, Aug 11, 3:25 PM1:28 AMSunset 8:08 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, Aug 11, 3:25 PM1 day earlier
Wed, Sep 9Krishna (waning)Wed, Sep 9, 2:02 AM – Thu, Sep 10, 12:05 AM1:20 AMSunset 7:36 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Sep 10, 12:05 AMTithi begins and ends between two midnightsSame
Thu, Oct 8Krishna (waning)Thu, Oct 8, 11:48 AM – Fri, Oct 9, 11:07 AM1:10 AMSunset 7:00 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Oct 9, 11:07 AMSame
Fri, Nov 6Krishna (waning)Fri, Nov 6, 11:19 PM – Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 AM12:06 AMSunset 5:32 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 AM1 day earlier
Sun, Dec 6Krishna (waning)Sun, Dec 6, 2:54 PM – Mon, Dec 7, 4:44 PM12:14 AMSunset 5:23 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Dec 7, 4:44 PM1 day earlier

What Masik Shivaratri is and how it is kept: the Masik Shivaratri 2026 guide. Daily sunrise and brahma muhurta: Houston practice calendar.

Masik Shivaratri in Houston: questions

+ How many Masik Shivaratri days are there in 2026 in Houston?
12, computed for Houston's coordinates and the America/Chicago time zone. The first falls on Fri, Jan 16 and the last on Sun, Dec 6.
+ Are Houston 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 Houston. In 2026, 7 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 5 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 Houston 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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