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Masik Shivaratri dates in Cincinnati, 2028

Ohio, United States · 39.10°, -84.51° · America/New York

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

In 2028, Cincinnati has 12 Masik Shivaratri dates, from Mon, Jan 24 to Wed, Dec 13. 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
Mon, Jan 24Krishna (waning)Mon, Jan 24, 5:41 AM – Tue, Jan 25, 7:49 AM12:50 AMSunset 5:49 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, Jan 25, 7:49 AMSame
Tue, Feb 22Krishna (waning)Wed, Feb 23, 12:16 AM – Thu, Feb 24, 2:58 AM12:52 AMSunset 6:23 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Feb 24, 2:58 AMTithi also holds at the next midnight1 day earlier
Thu, Mar 23Krishna (waning)Thu, Mar 23, 8:05 PM – Fri, Mar 24, 10:29 PM1:44 AMSunset 7:54 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Mar 24, 10:29 PM1 day earlier
Sat, Apr 22Krishna (waning)Sat, Apr 22, 1:29 PM – Sun, Apr 23, 2:54 PM1:36 AMSunset 8:23 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Apr 23, 2:54 PMSame
Mon, May 22Krishna (waning)Mon, May 22, 4:36 AM – Tue, May 23, 4:43 AM1:35 AMSunset 8:51 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, May 23, 4:43 AMSame
Tue, Jun 20Krishna (waning)Tue, Jun 20, 5:21 PM – Wed, Jun 21, 4:11 PM1:41 AMSunset 9:08 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Jun 21, 4:11 PM1 day earlier
Thu, Jul 20Krishna (waning)Thu, Jul 20, 4:10 AM – Fri, Jul 21, 1:50 AM1:45 AMSunset 9:01 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Jul 21, 1:50 AMSame
Fri, Aug 18Krishna (waning)Fri, Aug 18, 1:33 PM – Sat, Aug 19, 10:19 AM1:43 AMSunset 8:30 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Aug 19, 10:19 AMSame
Sat, Sep 16Krishna (waning)Sat, Sep 16, 10:03 PM – Sun, Sep 17, 6:20 PM1:34 AMSunset 7:46 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Sep 17, 6:20 PM1 day earlier
Mon, Oct 16Krishna (waning)Mon, Oct 16, 6:18 AM – Tue, Oct 17, 2:37 AM1:25 AMSunset 6:59 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, Oct 17, 2:37 AMSame
Tue, Nov 14Krishna (waning)Tue, Nov 14, 2:07 PM – Wed, Nov 15, 11:06 AM12:24 AMSunset 5:26 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Nov 15, 11:06 AM1 day earlier
Wed, Dec 13Krishna (waning)Thu, Dec 14, 12:22 AM – Thu, Dec 14, 10:32 PM12:34 AMSunset 5:17 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Dec 14, 10:32 PM1 day earlier

What Masik Shivaratri is and how it is kept: the Masik Shivaratri 2028 guide.

Masik Shivaratri in Cincinnati: questions

+ How many Masik Shivaratri days are there in 2028 in Cincinnati?
12, computed for Cincinnati's coordinates and the America/New York time zone. The first falls on Mon, Jan 24 and the last on Wed, Dec 13.
+ Are Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati. In 2028, 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 Cincinnati 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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