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Masik Shivaratri dates in San Jose, 2029

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

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

In 2029, San Jose has 12 Masik Shivaratri dates, from Fri, Jan 12 to Mon, Dec 3. 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
Fri, Jan 12Krishna (waning)Fri, Jan 12, 9:38 AM – Sat, Jan 13, 9:19 AM12:16 AMSunset 5:11 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Jan 13, 9:19 AMSame
Sat, Feb 10Krishna (waning)Sun, Feb 11, 12:03 AM – Mon, Feb 12, 1:07 AM12:22 AMSunset 5:42 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Feb 12, 1:07 AMTithi also holds at the next midnight1 day earlier
Mon, Mar 12Krishna (waning)Mon, Mar 12, 5:02 PM – Tue, Mar 13, 7:05 PM1:17 AMSunset 7:13 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, Mar 13, 7:05 PM1 day earlier
Wed, Apr 11Krishna (waning)Wed, Apr 11, 9:47 AM – Thu, Apr 12, 12:15 PM1:08 AMSunset 7:39 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Apr 12, 12:15 PMSame
Fri, May 11Krishna (waning)Fri, May 11, 2:28 AM – Sat, May 12, 4:43 AM1:04 AMSunset 8:07 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, May 12, 4:43 AMSame
Sat, Jun 9Krishna (waning)Sat, Jun 9, 6:22 PM – Sun, Jun 10, 7:51 PM1:08 AMSunset 8:28 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Jun 10, 7:51 PM1 day earlier
Mon, Jul 9Krishna (waning)Mon, Jul 9, 8:56 AM – Tue, Jul 10, 9:12 AM1:14 AMSunset 8:31 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, Jul 10, 9:12 AMSame
Tue, Aug 7Krishna (waning)Tue, Aug 7, 9:51 PM – Wed, Aug 8, 8:42 PM1:15 AMSunset 8:10 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Aug 8, 8:42 PM1 day earlier
Thu, Sep 6Krishna (waning)Thu, Sep 6, 9:12 AM – Fri, Sep 7, 6:44 AM1:07 AMSunset 7:30 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Sep 7, 6:44 AMSame
Fri, Oct 5Krishna (waning)Fri, Oct 5, 7:23 PM – Sat, Oct 6, 4:00 PM12:57 AMSunset 6:46 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Oct 6, 4:00 PM1 day earlier
Sun, Nov 4Krishna (waning)Sun, Nov 4, 4:03 AM – Mon, Nov 5, 12:19 AM11:52 PMSunset 5:08 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Nov 5, 12:19 AMSame
Mon, Dec 3Krishna (waning)Mon, Dec 3, 1:49 PM – Tue, Dec 4, 10:19 AM11:59 PMSunset 4:51 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, Dec 4, 10:19 AM1 day earlier

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

Masik Shivaratri in San Jose: questions

+ How many Masik Shivaratri days are there in 2029 in San Jose?
12, computed for San Jose's coordinates and the America/Los Angeles time zone. The first falls on Fri, Jan 12 and the last on Mon, Dec 3.
+ 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 2029, 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 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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