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Masik Shivaratri dates in Melbourne, 2029

Victoria, Australia · -37.81°, 144.96° · Australia/Melbourne

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

In 2029, Melbourne has 12 Masik Shivaratri dates, from Sat, Jan 13 to Tue, Dec 4. 8 match the Indian date, 4 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
Sat, Jan 13Krishna (waning)Sat, Jan 13, 4:38 AM – Sun, Jan 14, 4:19 AM1:30 AMSunset 8:45 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Jan 14, 4:19 AM1 day later
Sun, Feb 11Krishna (waning)Sun, Feb 11, 7:03 PM – Mon, Feb 12, 8:07 PM1:36 AMSunset 8:25 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Feb 12, 8:07 PMSame
Tue, Mar 13Krishna (waning)Tue, Mar 13, 11:02 AM – Wed, Mar 14, 1:05 PM1:31 AMSunset 7:44 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Mar 14, 1:05 PMSame
Thu, Apr 12Krishna (waning)Thu, Apr 12, 2:47 AM – Fri, Apr 13, 5:15 AM12:22 AMSunset 5:59 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Apr 13, 5:15 AM1 day later
Fri, May 11Krishna (waning)Fri, May 11, 7:28 PM – Sat, May 12, 9:43 PM12:18 AMSunset 5:24 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, May 12, 9:43 PMSame
Sun, Jun 10Krishna (waning)Sun, Jun 10, 11:22 AM – Mon, Jun 11, 12:51 PM12:21 AMSunset 5:08 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Jun 11, 12:51 PMSame
Tue, Jul 10Krishna (waning)Tue, Jul 10, 1:56 AM – Wed, Jul 11, 2:12 AM12:26 AMSunset 5:17 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Jul 11, 2:12 AM1 day later
Wed, Aug 8Krishna (waning)Wed, Aug 8, 2:51 PM – Thu, Aug 9, 1:42 PM12:26 AMSunset 5:39 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Aug 9, 1:42 PMSame
Fri, Sep 7Krishna (waning)Fri, Sep 7, 2:12 AM – Fri, Sep 7, 11:44 PM12:19 AMSunset 6:04 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Sep 7, 11:44 PMTithi begins and ends between two midnights1 day later
Sat, Oct 6Krishna (waning)Sat, Oct 6, 12:23 PM – Sun, Oct 7, 10:00 AM12:08 AMSunset 6:29 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Oct 7, 10:00 AMSame
Sun, Nov 4Krishna (waning)Sun, Nov 4, 11:03 PM – Mon, Nov 5, 7:19 PM1:04 AMSunset 7:58 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Nov 5, 7:19 PMSame
Tue, Dec 4Krishna (waning)Tue, Dec 4, 8:49 AM – Wed, Dec 5, 5:19 AM1:11 AMSunset 8:30 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Dec 5, 5:19 AMSame

What Masik Shivaratri is and how it is kept: the Masik Shivaratri 2029 guide.

Masik Shivaratri in Melbourne: questions

+ How many Masik Shivaratri days are there in 2029 in Melbourne?
12, computed for Melbourne's coordinates and the Australia/Melbourne time zone. The first falls on Sat, Jan 13 and the last on Tue, Dec 4.
+ Are Melbourne 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 Melbourne. In 2029, 8 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 0 fall a day earlier and 4 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 Melbourne 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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