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Masik Shivaratri dates in Houston, 2031

Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.37° · America/Chicago

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

In 2031, Houston has 12 Masik Shivaratri dates, from Tue, Jan 21 to Fri, Dec 12. 8 match the Indian date, 4 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
Tue, Jan 21Krishna (waning)Tue, Jan 21, 5:26 AM – Wed, Jan 22, 1:58 AM12:33 AMSunset 5:50 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Jan 22, 1:58 AMSame
Wed, Feb 19Krishna (waning)Wed, Feb 19, 3:16 PM – Thu, Feb 20, 12:26 PM12:36 AMSunset 6:14 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Feb 20, 12:26 PM1 day earlier
Fri, Mar 21Krishna (waning)Fri, Mar 21, 1:53 AM – Sat, Mar 22, 12:10 AM1:29 AMSunset 7:34 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Mar 22, 12:10 AMTithi begins and ends between two midnightsSame
Sat, Apr 19Krishna (waning)Sat, Apr 19, 12:05 PM – Sun, Apr 20, 11:47 AM1:21 AMSunset 7:51 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Apr 20, 11:47 AMSame
Sun, May 18Krishna (waning)Sun, May 18, 11:39 PM – Tue, May 20, 12:46 AM1:19 AMSunset 8:10 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, May 20, 12:46 AM1 day earlier
Tue, Jun 17Krishna (waning)Tue, Jun 17, 12:57 PM – Wed, Jun 18, 3:05 PM1:23 AMSunset 8:25 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Jun 18, 3:05 PMSame
Thu, Jul 17Krishna (waning)Thu, Jul 17, 3:45 AM – Fri, Jul 18, 6:15 AM1:28 AMSunset 8:24 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Jul 18, 6:15 AMSame
Fri, Aug 15Krishna (waning)Fri, Aug 15, 7:29 PM – Sat, Aug 16, 9:41 PM1:27 AMSunset 8:04 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Aug 16, 9:41 PM1 day earlier
Sun, Sep 14Krishna (waning)Sun, Sep 14, 11:35 AM – Mon, Sep 15, 12:55 PM1:18 AMSunset 7:30 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Sep 15, 12:55 PMSame
Tue, Oct 14Krishna (waning)Tue, Oct 14, 3:38 AM – Wed, Oct 15, 3:46 AM1:09 AMSunset 6:53 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Oct 15, 3:46 AMSame
Wed, Nov 12Krishna (waning)Wed, Nov 12, 6:10 PM – Thu, Nov 13, 4:58 PM12:07 AMSunset 5:29 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Nov 13, 4:58 PM1 day earlier
Fri, Dec 12Krishna (waning)Fri, Dec 12, 8:35 AM – Sat, Dec 13, 6:06 AM12:16 AMSunset 5:24 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Dec 13, 6:06 AMSame

What Masik Shivaratri is and how it is kept: the Masik Shivaratri 2031 guide. Daily sunrise and brahma muhurta: Houston practice calendar.

Masik Shivaratri in Houston: questions

+ How many Masik Shivaratri days are there in 2031 in Houston?
12, computed for Houston's coordinates and the America/Chicago time zone. The first falls on Tue, Jan 21 and the last on Fri, Dec 12.
+ Are Houston 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 Houston. In 2031, 8 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 4 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 Houston 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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