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Masik Shivaratri dates in Wellington, 2028

Wellington, New Zealand · -41.29°, 174.78° · Pacific/Auckland

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

In 2028, Wellington has 12 Masik Shivaratri dates, from Mon, Jan 24 to Thu, Dec 14. 10 match the Indian date, 2 fall a day later. 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, 11:41 PM – Wed, Jan 26, 1:49 AM1:34 AMSunset 8:51 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Jan 26, 1:49 AMTithi also holds at the next midnightSame
Wed, Feb 23Krishna (waning)Wed, Feb 23, 6:16 PM – Thu, Feb 24, 8:58 PM1:36 AMSunset 8:17 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Feb 24, 8:58 PMSame
Fri, Mar 24Krishna (waning)Fri, Mar 24, 1:05 PM – Sat, Mar 25, 3:29 PM1:29 AMSunset 7:28 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Mar 25, 3:29 PMSame
Sun, Apr 23Krishna (waning)Sun, Apr 23, 5:29 AM – Mon, Apr 24, 6:54 AM12:20 AMSunset 5:40 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Apr 24, 6:54 AM1 day later
Mon, May 22Krishna (waning)Mon, May 22, 8:36 PM – Tue, May 23, 8:43 PM12:19 AMSunset 5:07 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, May 23, 8:43 PMSame
Wed, Jun 21Krishna (waning)Wed, Jun 21, 9:21 AM – Thu, Jun 22, 8:11 AM12:23 AMSunset 4:59 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Jun 22, 8:11 AMSame
Thu, Jul 20Krishna (waning)Thu, Jul 20, 8:10 PM – Fri, Jul 21, 5:50 PM12:27 AMSunset 5:15 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Jul 21, 5:50 PMSame
Sat, Aug 19Krishna (waning)Sat, Aug 19, 5:33 AM – Sun, Aug 20, 2:19 AM12:25 AMSunset 5:44 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Aug 20, 2:19 AM1 day later
Sun, Sep 17Krishna (waning)Sun, Sep 17, 2:03 PM – Mon, Sep 18, 10:20 AM12:16 AMSunset 6:13 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Sep 18, 10:20 AMSame
Mon, Oct 16Krishna (waning)Mon, Oct 16, 11:18 PM – Tue, Oct 17, 7:37 PM1:06 AMSunset 7:43 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, Oct 17, 7:37 PMSame
Wed, Nov 15Krishna (waning)Wed, Nov 15, 8:07 AM – Thu, Nov 16, 5:06 AM1:06 AMSunset 8:19 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Nov 16, 5:06 AMSame
Thu, Dec 14Krishna (waning)Thu, Dec 14, 6:22 PM – Fri, Dec 15, 4:32 PM1:16 AMSunset 8:50 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Dec 15, 4:32 PMSame

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

Masik Shivaratri in Wellington: questions

+ How many Masik Shivaratri days are there in 2028 in Wellington?
12, computed for Wellington's coordinates and the Pacific/Auckland time zone. The first falls on Mon, Jan 24 and the last on Thu, Dec 14.
+ Are Wellington 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 Wellington. In 2028, 10 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 0 fall a day earlier and 2 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 Wellington 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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