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Masik Shivaratri dates in San Jose, 2028

California, United States · 37.34°, -121.89° · America/Los Angeles

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

In 2028, San Jose has 12 Masik Shivaratri dates, from Mon, Jan 24 to Wed, Dec 13. 5 match the Indian date, 7 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, 2:41 AM – Tue, Jan 25, 4:49 AM12:20 AMSunset 5:23 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, Jan 25, 4:49 AMSame
Tue, Feb 22Krishna (waning)Tue, Feb 22, 9:16 PM – Wed, Feb 23, 11:58 PM12:21 AMSunset 5:54 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Feb 23, 11:58 PM1 day earlier
Thu, Mar 23Krishna (waning)Thu, Mar 23, 5:05 PM – Fri, Mar 24, 7:29 PM1:14 AMSunset 7:23 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Mar 24, 7:29 PM1 day earlier
Sat, Apr 22Krishna (waning)Sat, Apr 22, 10:29 AM – Sun, Apr 23, 11:54 AM1:06 AMSunset 7:50 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Apr 23, 11:54 AMSame
Mon, May 22Krishna (waning)Mon, May 22, 1:36 AM – Tue, May 23, 1:43 AM1:05 AMSunset 8:16 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, May 23, 1:43 AMSame
Tue, Jun 20Krishna (waning)Tue, Jun 20, 2:21 PM – Wed, Jun 21, 1:11 PM1:10 AMSunset 8:32 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Jun 21, 1:11 PM1 day earlier
Wed, Jul 19Krishna (waning)Thu, Jul 20, 1:10 AM – Thu, Jul 20, 10:50 PM1:15 AMSunset 8:26 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Jul 20, 10:50 PM1 day earlier
Fri, Aug 18Krishna (waning)Fri, Aug 18, 10:33 AM – Sat, Aug 19, 7:19 AM1:13 AMSunset 7:57 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Aug 19, 7:19 AMSame
Sat, Sep 16Krishna (waning)Sat, Sep 16, 7:03 PM – Sun, Sep 17, 3:20 PM1:04 AMSunset 7:15 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Sep 17, 3:20 PM1 day earlier
Mon, Oct 16Krishna (waning)Mon, Oct 16, 3:18 AM – Mon, Oct 16, 11:37 PM12:54 AMSunset 6:30 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Oct 16, 11:37 PMTithi begins and ends between two midnightsSame
Tue, Nov 14Krishna (waning)Tue, Nov 14, 11:07 AM – Wed, Nov 15, 8:06 AM11:54 PMSunset 4:59 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Nov 15, 8:06 AM1 day earlier
Wed, Dec 13Krishna (waning)Wed, Dec 13, 9:22 PM – Thu, Dec 14, 7:32 PM12:03 AMSunset 4:51 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Dec 14, 7:32 PM1 day earlier

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

Masik Shivaratri in San Jose: questions

+ How many Masik Shivaratri days are there in 2028 in San Jose?
12, computed for San Jose's coordinates and the America/Los Angeles time zone. The first falls on Mon, Jan 24 and the last on Wed, Dec 13.
+ Are San Jose 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 San Jose. In 2028, 5 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 7 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 San Jose 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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