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Masik Shivaratri dates in Kolkata, 2026

West Bengal, India · 22.57°, 88.36° · Asia/Kolkata

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

In 2026, Kolkata has 12 Masik Shivaratri dates, from Fri, Jan 16 to Mon, Dec 7. 12 match the Indian date. 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, 10:24 PM – Sun, Jan 18, 12:07 AM11:47 PMSunset 5:14 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Jan 18, 12:07 AMTithi also holds at the next midnightSame
Sun, Feb 15Krishna (waning)Sun, Feb 15, 5:08 PM – Mon, Feb 16, 5:37 PM11:51 PMSunset 5:34 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Feb 16, 5:37 PMSame
Tue, Mar 17Krishna (waning)Tue, Mar 17, 9:26 AM – Wed, Mar 18, 8:29 AM11:45 PMSunset 5:47 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Mar 18, 8:29 AMSame
Wed, Apr 15Krishna (waning)Wed, Apr 15, 10:35 PM – Thu, Apr 16, 8:14 PM11:37 PMSunset 5:57 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Apr 16, 8:14 PMSame
Fri, May 15Krishna (waning)Fri, May 15, 8:34 AM – Sat, May 16, 5:14 AM11:34 PMSunset 6:10 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, May 16, 5:14 AMSame
Sat, Jun 13Krishna (waning)Sat, Jun 13, 4:10 PM – Sun, Jun 14, 12:22 PM11:37 PMSunset 6:22 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Jun 14, 12:22 PMSame
Sun, Jul 12Krishna (waning)Sun, Jul 12, 10:33 PM – Mon, Jul 13, 6:52 PM11:43 PMSunset 6:25 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Jul 13, 6:52 PMSame
Tue, Aug 11Krishna (waning)Tue, Aug 11, 4:56 AM – Wed, Aug 12, 1:55 AM11:43 PMSunset 6:13 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Aug 12, 1:55 AMSame
Wed, Sep 9Krishna (waning)Wed, Sep 9, 12:32 PM – Thu, Sep 10, 10:35 AM11:35 PMSunset 5:48 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Sep 10, 10:35 AMSame
Thu, Oct 8Krishna (waning)Thu, Oct 8, 10:18 PM – Fri, Oct 9, 9:37 PM11:25 PMSunset 5:19 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Oct 9, 9:37 PMSame
Sat, Nov 7Krishna (waning)Sat, Nov 7, 10:49 AM – Sun, Nov 8, 11:30 AM11:21 PMSunset 4:57 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Nov 8, 11:30 AMSame
Mon, Dec 7Krishna (waning)Mon, Dec 7, 2:24 AM – Tue, Dec 8, 4:14 AM11:29 PMSunset 4:53 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, Dec 8, 4:14 AMSame

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

Masik Shivaratri in Kolkata: questions

+ How many Masik Shivaratri days are there in 2026 in Kolkata?
12, computed for Kolkata's coordinates and the Asia/Kolkata time zone. The first falls on Fri, Jan 16 and the last on Mon, Dec 7.
+ Are Kolkata 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 Kolkata. In 2026, 12 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 0 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 Kolkata 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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